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Michael J Benton, The Conversation

New evidence confirms dinosaurs were smart, caring and had sophisticated behaviour

The complex social behaviour observed in this research lines up with other fossil evidence.

Michael J Benton, The Conversation
· Oct 27, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Scientists think they have discovered ancient dinosaur DNA – but there are reasons to be sceptical

It’s possible that the samples being studied actually came from modern microbes.

Michael J Benton, The Conversation
· Mar 09, 2020 · 11:30 pm
We might have to completely redraw the dinosaur family tree

A new fossil study challenges 130 years of thinking about how dinosaurs evolved.

Michael J Benton, The Conversation
· Mar 24, 2017 · 09:30 pm