Despite the increasingly clear picture of the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs that has emerged, a few scientists are still unconvinced. No alternative hypothesis has been offered to ...

Our palaeontologist Professor Paul Barrett explains how this understanding of dinosaur evolution is transforming the way scientists think ... studies have convinced researchers that there’s a direct ...

The age of dinosaurs began over 230 million years ago, ushering in an era of unparalleled diversity and dominance. While the ...

Such dietary niche partitioning could have contributed to the diversification of theropod dinosaurs, which eventually led to the evolution of modern birds. Depicted species: Gigantoraptor ...