Paleontology

Life reconstruction of a juvenile Iani smithi. A green dinosaur with green and brown stripes runs on two legs. An adult of this species would have been at least 15 feet long.

N.C. State researchers: Dinosaur discovery key to understanding past, future

Sophie Mallinson

Researchers say the dinosaur species can aid in understanding earth’s distant past as well as the future implications of a changing climate.

Artist's rendering of battling Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops horridus.

Science & Technology

'Dueling Dinosaurs' Fossils Donated To North Carolina Museum Of Natural Sciences

Associated Press

The fossil skeletons of two dinosaurs intertwined in what looks like a final death match have been donated to a North Carolina museum.The nonprofit…

Science & Technology

NC Paleontologists Uncover 97 Million-Year-Old Eggs From Gigantic Chicken-Like Dino

Laura Pellicer

A group of scientists led by a North Carolina paleontologist have uncovered a rare trove of dinosaur eggs from a species that does not even have a name…

Science & Technology

NC Paleontologists Uncover 97 Million-Year-Old Eggs From Gigantic Chicken-Like Dino

Laura Pellicer

A group of scientists led by a North Carolina paleontologist have uncovered a rare trove of dinosaur eggs from a species that does not even have a name…