dinosaur /newsroom/taxonomy/term/1025/all en The other paleo diet: Rare discovery of dinosaur remains preserved with its last meal /newsroom/channels/news/other-paleo-diet-rare-discovery-dinosaur-remains-preserved-its-last-meal-344495 <p><i>Microraptor</i> was an opportunistic predator, feeding on fish, birds, lizards – and now small mammals. The discovery of a rare fossil reveals the creature was a generalist carnivore in the ancient ecosystem of dinosaurs.</p> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:36:11 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288588 at /newsroom Extinct swordfish-shaped marine reptile discovered /newsroom/channels/news/extinct-swordfish-shaped-marine-reptile-discovered-335199 <p>A team of international researchers from Canada, Colombia, and Germany has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a stunningly preserved metre-long skull, is one of the last surviving ichthyosaurs – ancient animals that look eerily like living swordfish.</p> Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:31:01 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 283667 at /newsroom How birds got their wings /newsroom/channels/news/how-birds-got-their-wings-230586 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:48:00 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 19146 at /newsroom