Early dinosaurs such as the carnivorous dinosaur in background were small and rare, whereas other reptiles such as the long-snouted phytosaurs and armored aetosaurs were quite common. Disclaimer ...

which helped confirm its classification as a dinosaur and likely a very early relative of sauropods. Ahvaytum bahndooiveche was relatively small, measuring just over one foot tall and about three ...

After eliminating the potential of a crocodile and a big dinosaur, scientists began seriously examining if they were dealing with a new species. The small dinosaur would have been about six feet ...

A set of five fossilised small dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous period has been discovered in northwest China’s Gansu Province. It is believed to be among the smallest known dinosaur ...

Troodon formosus was a small coelurosaurian dinosaur—a member of the same clade (evolutionary group) to which modern birds belong. Fossilized remains have been discovered of nesting parents and ...