Scientists Discover Earliest Known Dinosaur Relative
(PhysOrg.com) -- Until now, paleontologists have generally believed that the closest relatives of dinosaurs possibly looked a little smaller in size, walked on two legs and were carnivorous. However, a research team including Randall Irmis, curator of paleontology at the Utah Museum of Natural History and assistant professor in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah has made a recent discovery to dispel this hypothesis.
Scientists Discover Earliest Known Dinosaur Relative
The fossils of Asilisaurus kongwe were recovered by paleontologists in a large bone bed in Tanzania in 2003
Thu 4 Mar 10 from Voice of America
Dinosaur's oldest relative found
Scientists have discovered a dinosaur-like creature 10 million years older than the earliest known dinosaurs.
Wed 3 Mar 10 from BBC News
'Dinosaurs' 10 million years older than previously thought
Dinosaurs reign over the earth may date back further than previously thought, a new discovery suggests.
Wed 3 Mar 10 from Telegraph.co.uk
Dinosaurs might be older than previously thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- Until now, paleontologists have generally believed that the closest relatives of dinosaurs possibly looked a little smaller in size, walked on two legs and were carnivorous. ...
Wed 3 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
Dinosaurs Might Be Older Than Previously Thought, Thu 4 Mar 10 from U.S. News
Dinosaurs Ten Million Years Older Than Thought
The oldest known dinosaur relative?a dog-size, four-legged omnivore?pushes back the origin of dinosaurs to at least 243 million years ago, a new study says.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from National Geographic
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Wed 3 Mar 10 from UPI
New dinosaur-like species is discovered
SALT LAKE CITY, March 3 (UPI) -- An international team of paleontologists says it has discovered a new species of dinosaur-like animals called Asilisaurus kongwe.
Wed 3 Mar 10 from UPI
Dinosaurs Arose at Least 10 Million Years Earlier Than Thought
Scientists have discovered 243-million-year-old fossils of dinosaurs’ closest relatives, which pushes back the origin of dinosaurs by at least 10 million years. The dinosaur-like creature, ...
Wed 3 Mar 10 from Wired Science
Dog-Sized Creature Was Almost a Dinosaur
Fossils from a newly discovered dinosaur relative suggests dinosaurs were around as early as 240 million years ago.
Wed 3 Mar 10 from Livescience
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