‘Mongolia should be known worldwide for its paleontology’

By Helen Wright Dulamsuren Ganbaatar tucks her red hair behind her ear and thinks before answering my question: should criminals …

Pinocchio Rex: T's Tough Cousin (No Lie)

Bloodthirsty T. rex had an unusual relative, nicknamed Pinocchio rex, which a new study describes as having an extremely long sno…

New tyrannosaur was the Dobermann of the dinosaur era

We have found a lost cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex, and it was a far more graceful creature than its more famous relative. Because …

'Pinocchio Rex': T. Rex's Long-Snouted Cousin Discovered

Dead men tell no lies, but perhaps dead dinosaurs do. A new dinosaur species found in China and nicknamed "Pinocchio Rex&qu…

'Pinocchio rex' remains unearthed

The remains of the long-snouted tyrannosaur, nicknamed Pinocchio rex, were found near the city of Ganzhou in southern China. Rese…

Dragnet for smuggled dinosaur bones snares Beaver Creek vendor

A lawsuit in Denver's U.S. District Court names a "fossilized Tyrannosaurus bataar skull" as the defendant. The qui…

What Do Dinosaur Fossils, Fish Bladders and Guns Have in Common?

Inside the strange caseload of Immigration and Customs Enforcement U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents spend most of…

Bad to the Bone: Dealer Pleads Guilty in Fossil Smuggling Scheme

The feds have unearthed a trove of fossils brought into the United States illegally. An investigation of a Wyoming fossil dealer…