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The most expensive dinosaur in history: this T rex skeleton sold for tens of millions of dollars

Skeleton, which stands 3.8 meters tall and measures about 11.6 meters long, sold Tuesday at Sotheby's for $51 million; The sale has ignited a debate over the transfer of rare fossils into private hands of billionaires at the expense of museums, scientific research

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.14.26

לפני יותר מ-80 מיליון שנים, דינוזאורים גדולים שוטטו ביערות אנטארקטיקה של ימינו

Antarctica’s first dinosaur fossil reveals lost world of forests and giant plant-eaters

A vertebra discovered on James Ross Island in 1985 was long mistaken for a marine reptile before researchers identified it as part of a titanosaur that lived 82 million years ago

Yogev Israeli | 06.30.26

Most expensive movie ever revealed, and it is not Avatar or Star Wars

Financial filings analyzed by Fortune show the Universal blockbuster Jurassic World Dominion surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens in production costs, with pandemic delays, safety rules and tax rebates shaping the final bill

ynet | 06.18.26

Paleontologist at the Natural History Museum of Milan Cristiano Dal Sasso, right, comments on photos during press conference to present the discovery of thousands of dinosaur tracks discovered in Italy's Stelvio National Park near the areas that will host the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympic Games, in Milan on December 16, 2025.

'Gift for Olympics': Photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian winter games venue

Find striking for the sheer number of footprints, estimated at as many as 20,000; prints are believed to have been made about 210 million years ago by long-necked bipedal herbivores who traveled in packs

Associated Press | 12.16.25

Fossil sales by world's rich are undermining scientific research, study finds

Growing number of Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils are ending up in private hands, limiting access for researchers and stalling scientific study of the iconic predator’s growth and evolution, a new study warns

Yogev Israeli | 04.18.25

זוג דמויי זאורופודים לועסים את הצמחים החדשים שהתפתחו בסביבה לחה, בתקופת היורה הקדומה

Global dominance: Fossilized remains reveal clues to dinosaur ascendancy

Scientists analyze more than 500 fossilized gut remains from Late Triassic and Early Jurassic, revealing early dinosaurs' diets, adaptability and how environmental shifts helped them dominate Earth's ecosystems for over 30 million years

Yogev Israeli | 11.28.24

שחזור של הדינוזאור אלפקאראקוש קירגיזיקוס (Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus)

New kind of dinosaur discovered in Kyrgyzstan fills prehistoric gap

Ancient theropod fossils reveal Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, possibly a parent-offspring pair, enhancing understanding of Dinosaur evolution and biogeography, with 3D models now available for global research and exploration

Yogev Israeli | 08.26.24

Public chooses 'Gnatalie' to name LA's 70-foot sauropod skeleton

Name references swarms of gnats encountered during dinosaur's excavation from 150-million-year-old riverbed in Utah

Ynetnews | 06.30.24

New-found horned dinosaur species named after Norse god Loki

Lokiceratops rangiformis had an elaborate frill and blade-like horns, including large curved horns over 40 cm long above its eyes, an ornamented asymmetrical frill, flat curved horns on its neck shield and asymmetrical horns on the tip of the shield

Ynetnews | 06.24.24

Sotheby's set to auction historic Stegosaurus fossil 'Apex'

11ft-tall and 20ft-long fossil, considered finest and most complete Stegosaurus specimen ever found, may fetch $6 million

Ynetnews | 05.30.24

Scientists unravel the secret to bird flight

Researchers have long believed the cerebellum plays a role in birds' ability to develop flight, but now have evidence, using dinosaur fossil comparisons, to solve the mystery

Yogev Israeli | 02.05.24

דינוזאורים טורפים ממשפחת האבליזאוריים במרוקו

Experts find remains of unknown T-Rex dinosaur relatives in Morocco

New study says two newly found predatory dinosaurs lived right before an extinction event on Earth in an area where scientists never expected to find such fossils

Yogev Israeli | 09.04.23

Ancient reptile predating dinosaurs had weak bite, study finds

Experts say saurosuchus, an early relative of modern-day alligators, had a weak bite force compared to other prehistoric reptiles, despite being an apex predator

Yogev Israeli | 08.24.23

Unearthed armored reptile illuminates the mysterious dawn of dinosaurs

Scientists find bony deposits lining spine of archosaur fossil much like early dinosaurs and pterosaurs; This characteristic disappeared at a certain stage and then redeveloped independently several times among various dinosaur species, such as in Ankylosaurus and Stegosaurus

Yogev Israeli | 07.30.23

מאובן המראה את שלדיהם של הפסיטקוזאורוס והרפנומאמוס, רגע לפני שנקברו למוות והתאבנו

The smaller, the fiercer: Fossilized remains show mammal killing larger dinosaur in China

Discovered in what's known as 'China's Dinosaur Pompeii', the well-maintained fossils clearly show a badger-like mammal fatally attacking a larger herbivorous dinosaur before both were taken by an avalanche

Yogev Israeli | 07.19.23