Dinosaurs — or at least their ancestors — may have gotten an earlier start than once believed. Bizarre four-legged creatures that resembled demonic dogs and predated dinosaurs branched out shortly after an extinction that wiped out most of life on land, according to a new study. Some of these creatures were the direct ancestors of […]
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Fossil Discovery May Be Of Earliest Dinosaur Known
February 14th, 2013 
Riffin Some of the earliest known dinosaurs to have walked the planet were considered to be small dinosaurs like the swift-footed Eoraptor. But researchers have discovered a new dinosaur-like fossil that may be even older. Called Nyasasaurus parringtoni, the specimen is thought to have existed 10 to 15 million years earlier than dinosaur fossils have previously […]
Nyasasaurus parringtoni:Mysterious fossil identified
December 8th, 2012 Riffin Researchers have found what could be the earliest known dinosaur to walk the earth lurking in the corridors of London’s Natural History Museum. A mysterious fossil specimen that has been in the museum’s collection for decades has now been identified as most likely coming from a dinosaur that lived about 245 million years ago – […]
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