rexes of the waters. They galloped on land, ambushed prey at the river's edge - even terrorized dinosaurs. These swift predators evolved through the ages into the modern crocs we know today.

In turn, this phase led to the evolution of the giant carnivorous dinosaurs beloved by movie directors and childhood books at the beginning of the Jurassic Period 200 million years ago.

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This illustration provided by Marcin Ambrozik shows plant-eating dinosaurs in Poland during the Early ...

Researchers have conducted what could be the largest study ever of dinosaur poop. The findings shed new light on how dinosaur's diets allowed them to dominate the planet. The analysis of hundreds ...

Paleontologists have long puzzled over how the dinosaurs—originally relatively small and of minor importance to the broader ecosystem—evolved to become the dominant species some 30 million ...

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Hundreds of samples of fossilised faeces, vomit and intestinal contents were analysed to understand dinosaur evolution in Poland. Researchers suggest that changes in the climate may have helped ...

When paleontologist Martin Qvarnström began peering inside 230-million-year-old fossilized dinosaur dung using an advanced X-ray technology, he wasn’t sure he’d see anything of interest.

Fossilized digestive material offers unparalleled insights into the dinosaurs' diets, feeding behaviors and parasites. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Coprolites of herbivorous dinosaurs that were found to contain numerous plant remains dating from the early Jurassic in Soltykow, Poland.Credit...Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki Supported by By Jack ...

Over the last quarter century, a team of paleontologists has collected and studied coprolites—fossilized poop—and dinosaur vomit, millions of years old, from what is now Poland. The team has ...