WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The vicious little dinosaur Velociraptor was a feathered fiend, according to scientists who found evidence of quills on this well-known meat-eater's forearm. Sign up here. In ...

WASHINGTON -- Velociraptor, the terrifying predator made famous in the movie "Jurassic Park," appears to have had feathers in real life. A close study of a velociraptor forearm found in Mongolia shows ...

Scientists discover 'zoned development' in dinosaur skin, with zones of reptile-style scales and zones of bird-like skin with feathers. A new dinosaur skin fossil has been found to be composed of ...

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About 67 million years ago, a feathered raptor dinosaur with the grace and hunting skills of a cheetah took down prey with grasping sickle-like claws. The fossils of the newly discovered dinosaur, ...

In the ancient deserts of Mongolia, a new raptor, dubbed Shri rapax, has been discovered. This close cousin of Velociraptor had a surprising evolutionary twist. The fossilised remains were unearthed ...