A chicken-sized dinosaur related to T. Rex debunks the hypothesis that its lineage shrank
‘Alnashetri cerropoliciensis’ belongs to a strange carnivorous lineage that refutes the idea of the progressive miniaturization of its group
A ‘wonderful’ new dinosaur species with a colorful crest is unearthed in the Sahara Desert
An international team of scientists led by the American paleontologist Paul Sereno spent three months in an extreme and hostile landscape before finding ‘Spinosaurus mirabilis’ skull material for the first time in over a century
Flies that herald death: Scientists refine the use of insects to solve complex crimes
Forensic entomology provides key information to clarify the time and circumstances of a death, based on the analysis of the fauna that inhabits the corpse that has been discovered
What science says about sarcasm: To understand it, you need to have street smarts
The first study on biting humor in the Spanish language reveals that, to appreciate it, the brain activates a complex network of neural connections that are related to social skills
Dinosaurs didn’t roar like in ‘Jurassic World’: Some could sing like birds
The mystery of the sounds made by colossal extinct reptiles takes a new turn following the discovery of a fossilized larynx similar to the vocal organs of avian species
The incredible story of ‘Megalosaurus’
The discovery of the first dinosaur fossil described by science 200 years ago brought with it legends, zoophagy and the first major scientific marketing campaign
The forgotten women scientists who studied dinosaurs and rocks
A book recovers the biographies of over 170 female paleontologists and geologists from around the world, from the beginning of these disciplines through today
A 150-million-year-old ‘dinosaur daycare’ is discovered in Bolivia at a site that is at risk of collapsing
Some 350 footprints found in the Andean country support the idea that adult sauropods cared for the entire herd’s offspring. The discovery also reveals the South American nation’s difficulties in protecting its paleontological heritage
The strange case of the mummified dinosaurs
The preservation of soft tissues is one of the forms of fossilization that most fascinates paleontologists due to all the information that these natural mummies reveal, as well as the challenge of explaining how they formed
The strange, armored dinosaurs that once populated South America
Stegosaurus’ earliest ancestors survived even after the Jurassic period and on a continent where their presence was previously unknown
Why did ‘T. rex’ have such tiny arms?
There are many hypotheses, from mating to avoiding the risk of being bitten, that may explain why the famous dinosaur had such ridiculously small forelimbs
‘Meraxes gigas’: New species of giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina
The 93-million-year-old carnivore was named after a dragon from the literary saga that inspired the popular TV series ‘Game of Thrones’
The giganotosaurus: What was the new ‘Jurassic Park’ villain like in real life?
EL PAÍS spoke with the man who discovered the first and only complete skeleton of the dinosaur, and with researchers about how the portrayal of the species measures up to reality
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