Nov 7, 2023
The thescelosaurus neglectus dinosaur may have been a wallflower, but a CT scan of its skull reveals some hidden superpowers.
Mar 9, 2023
IFL Science “Part of the value of this research is that it gives us insight into how proteins can modify and change over 80 million years," added Mary Schweitzer, a molecular paleontologist and professor at NC State.
Jun 17, 2022
Big Country News Paleontologist Lindsay Zanno, associate research professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NC State, is studying the fossil.
Mar 2, 2020
Researchers have found evidence of preserved protein fragments and apparent chromosomes in cartilage from a baby dinosaur.
Feb 21, 2019
A team led by an NC State paleontologist discovered a new tiny tyrannosaur that paved the way for T. rex to rule.
Jan 17, 2018
A new study explains how the evolution of tail weaponry in dinosaurs required a perfect storm of traits not seen in living animals today.
Oct 10, 2017
An NC State biology researcher found patterns after two of the Earth's mass extinction events.
Sep 13, 2017
Mary Schweitzer, a pioneer in the field of molecular paleontology, learns about dinosaurs by studying original molecules preserved inside fossils for millions of years.
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Jan 25, 2017
Researchers have isolated additional collagen peptides from an 80-million-year-old Brachylophosaurus.