It was 1903 when palaeontologist and spy Baron Franz Nopcsa set off for the wilds of northern Albania - it was a highly eventful trip

The eggs were laid by titanosaurs before being buried by floods and fossilising unusually fast - the protein is similar to that of a modern chicken

A new fossil discovered in Argentina proves that the fast-running relatives of the movie star velociraptors really got around

'Feather foot' may knock oldest bird off its perch

Amazing fossil finds reveal that dinosaurs were not the only fearsome predators living on prehistoric Earth

Analysis of ostriches running on treadmills provides clues to human leg mechanics and how dinosaurs may have moved

Some dinosaurs' protective plates had a similar arrangement of fibres as seen in bulletproof fabrics, making them extremely tough

They were wiped out in the midst of breathtaking diversity and success, suggests a new analysis of fossils

The ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex were covered in protofeathers, reveals the most complete fossil found so far

A fossilised "creche" of 34 young dinosaurs and an adult - buried alive - suggests that dinosaurs may have been caring parents

The flesh-eating dinosaur achieved its giant size in a dramatic surge of growth during adolescence, shows a study of discarded bones

Flight was built into the brain as well as the body of Archaeopteryx, a new CAT scanning study reveals

The three-horned dinosaur could apparently wrestle head-to-head with other members of its own species

Spectacular fossil hints that the flying reptiles laid soft eggs rather than hard ones

Following an asteroid impact 65 million years ago, the sky would have burned red for hours as debris rained into the atmosphere

A new study of Archaeopteryx supports the idea that the first birds were four-winged gliders, not two winged flappers

The idea that dome-headed dinos used their skulls as battering rams against rivals may have to be revised

Two oddball dinosaurs species have been unearthed in Antarctica

Scans of fossil skulls show the extinct flying reptiles had an extraordinary ability to process balance information

An atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide was ideal for herbivorous dinosaurs

Did Archaeopteryx have feathered legs to help it fly?

Remains of the earliest known sauropod - a relative of the largest dinosaurs to roam the Earth - have been unearthed in South Africa

When the going got tough, some meat-eating dinosaurs turned on their own kind to satisfy their hunger

A dinosaur with 'extra wings' is challenging long cherished theories about the origin of bird flight

The unusual beating of their tiny wings does not get baby partridges off the ground, but it does cast light on the origins of avian flight

Hadrosaur "mummy" reveals new details about diet, muscles, movement and development

Fossil crater reveals that sauropods produced enough pee to fill a bathtub

Scientists recreate eye protein of reptile that fell extinct 240 million years ago

Its huge bony crest may have been used for sexual display - its jaw implies it preyed on fish at the ocean's surface

But the prints are 55 million years older than the oldest known bird fossils - so what made them?

Analysis of ancient leaves boosts claims that a massive asteroid strike obliterated 70 per cent of life 65 million years ago

A meteorite impact may explain the rapid rise of huge, carnivorous dinosaurs, as well as their demise

The first unequivocal example is uncovered - the find supports the idea that feathers evolved before they were used for flight

A geology student devises a way to spot if different fragments of fossilised bone have been cobbled together to make a fake

It did not walk like a duck, and it is unlikely to have quacked like one, but a Mongolian dinosaur is the first known to have eaten like a duck