At The T-Rex Races: On Your Mark, Get Set, Rawwrr!
The sight of fierce-looking dinosaurs bobbing down a groomed horse track has quickly become a crowd favorite at the Emerald Downs racetrack in Washington state.
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Tyrannosaurus Rex's Bite Force Measured 8,000 Pounds, Scientists Say
"That's like setting three small cars on top of the jaws of a T. rex — that's basically what was pushing down," a researcher says. Humans bite with a measly 200 pounds of force.
Newly Discovered Dinosaur Helps Explain Rise Of Tyrannosaurs
The horse-sized Timurlengia euotica provides a glimpse into a 20 million-year gap in fossil records, when tyrannosaurs evolved from "marginal hunters" to "apex predators."
'Nation's T. Rex' Strikes A Rapacious Pose
Drills and screws would damage the frail, 65.5 million-year-old bones of the Smithsonian's 38-foot-long Tyrannosaurus rex. So how do you make it stand? Blacksmiths in Canada are working their magic.
America's T. Rex Gets A Makeover
Discovered in Montana in 1988, the Wankel T. Rex is a prize find — a nearly complete skeleton, now bound for display at the Smithsonian, in Washington, D.C. But first, those old bones need some work.
Bigger Than A T. Rex, With A Duck's Bill, Huge Arms And A Hump
Scientists first figured the claw-tipped, giant arm bones found in 1965 belonged to an ostrichlike dinosaur. But its recently recovered skull looks more like a dino designed by a committee — of kids.
Crocodile Meets Godzilla — A Swimming Dino Bigger Than T. Rex
It roamed land and sea and snacked on giant fish. The first few spinosaurus bones were discovered a century ago, but destroyed in WWII. A more complete, second specimen reveals a terrifying predator.