biomechanics

Bigger than the T. rex, could this giant dinosaur really swim? Here's what a new discovery reveals

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A bone discovered in Niger in 2022 reopens one of the most thorny paleontological issues. A new species of spinosaur has just been described in the journal Science. And with it, the question that has divided researchers for years resurfaces: did this giant dinosaur really swim?

20/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated

Ground-breaking Study Strengthens the Case for Lips in Dinosaurs

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The debate about lips in dinosaurs continues.  Whether dinosaurs possessed extraoral tissue remains controversial. However, a remarkable new study has added substantial support to the idea that most dinosaurs possessed extraoral tissues that covered and protected their teeth. A new study, published in the journal "Palaeontology" provides compelling evidence that lips were the ancestral condition

15/06/2026 everythingdinosaur