The cliff evacuation was a difficult one but actually played a role in its name, murusraptor barrosaensis. "Murus" is a Latin term for "wall," referring to the discovery of the specimen in the ...

DINOSAUR hunters have made a spectacular discovery which sheds new light on a giant “mega raptor” that stalked the Earth 120 million years ago. Palaeontologists in Australia came across… ...

A new species of megaraptorid, unearthed by a team led by University of Alberta's Philip Currie, offers new insights to paleontologists.

“Two megaraptorid specimens from the upper Strzelecki Group demonstrate that this clade had achieved large body size at the time of its first appearance in the fossil record,” scientists said.

The oldest-known megaraptorid skull fragment, found on an Eastern Victorian beach 20 years ago, has been identified The fossil is estimated to be between 121.4 and 118 million years old ...

Kotevski and the team continue to survey key fossil sites, including where the fossils of the large megaraptorid were discovered, prompting new avenues of investigation for the Dinosaur Dreaming ...

A new species of megaraptorid dinosaur discovered in Patagonia may help discern the evolutionary origins of the megaraptorid clade, according to a study published July 20, 2016 in the open-access ...

It represents the largest megaraptorid ever found and likely had impressive, razor-sharp claws for ripping prey to shreds. The team’s findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Scientists have identified a new species of megaraptorid dinosaur in Argentina, whose carnivorous diet gave rise to their name meaning 'giant thieves'. The new species with unique skull features, ...