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A triceratops reaches nearly 7 million euros in Paris

The largest triceratops ever discovered was sold at auction in Paris for for 6.65 million euros ($7.74 million) on Thursday.

France

Big John, the biggest triceratops ever found, goes on display in Paris

"On the top of being the biggest specimen in size, it is also very well preserved, up to 60 per cent of the skeleton which is incredible."

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World's largest triceratops skeleton on display in Paris

"Big John", a 66-million-year-old triceratops measuring 8 metres, is displayed in a gallery in the Marais district of central Paris until 20 October, ahead of an auction the following day at the Hôtel Drouot.

Climate

Dinosaurs experienced more extremes in weather than previously thought

New research suggests dinosaurs saw more extreme seasonal variation than previously thought, meaning that they lived with hot summers and cold winters.

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Travel News

'Dinosaurs' roam a new Jurassic Mile in Singapore

Over 20 models from nine different prehistoric species are installed along the kilometer-long path, including bright blue velociraptors climbing on a buggy, a baby dinosaur hatching from an egg, and a long-necked apatosaurus peering at passersby over the fence.

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Roaring good time: 'Dinosaurs' roam cycling path in Singapore

Cyclists and pedestrians stop to pose with a giant rampaging Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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Rare Allosaurus dinosaur skeleton sells for €3 million at auction

The structure was fairly intact as more than 70% of the skeleton put up for auction is made from the creature's real fossilized bones, skull, teeth and claws.

Earth News

PETA v Mesut Ozil: The battle for Arsenal's Gunnersaurus

An unexpected offer has come out of the internet's favourite story this week.

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One of the largest T-rex skeletons set to go up for auction

It could fetch up to €6.7 million.

United Kingdom

'Wonderchicken': Meet the small bird that outlived the dinosaurs

It survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs.

World News

The day dinosaurs died: an asteroid, a giant tsunami, then darkness

What exactly happened when the asteroid that spelt the end of dinosaurs slammed into the Earth, 66 million years ago? Scientists are one step closer to understanding how dramatically the planet was transformed in just one day.

France

Watch: Enormous thigh bone of a dinosaur found in southwest France

This femur is two metres long, bigger than the average human male!

China

Watch: Giant dinosaur roams Chinese rice paddy

Lufeng County, home to the spectacle, is renowned for numerous discoveries of dinosaur remains from the Jurassic period.

USA

T-Rex on sale for $3 million on eBay sparks outrage

The remains were found in a marsh in Hell Creek Formation in Montana in 2013, according to its owner.

Mexico

The oldest dinosaur has been discovered in Mexico

The Acantholipan gonzalezi lived 85 million years ago and was found in the Ocampo region of Coahuila by palaeontologists at the acclaimed Desert Museum

France

An unidentified dinosaur sells for over 2 million Euros at Paris Aucti

An unnamed French art collector has bought the relic and it's understood he'll be presenting it to the public

USA

Watch: Biggest dinosaur ever found gets put back together

Maximo the dinosaur, now on display at Chicago's Natural History Museum, is the biggest dinosaur discovered to date by scientists.

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Dinosaur fans get special treat at Jurassic World exhibition in Paris

Real-life replicas of dinosaurs wooed visitors at the exhibit that opened on Satuday

United Kingdom

Giant prehistoric dinosaur footprints discovered in Scotland

The tracks shed new light on the Middle Jurassic epoch — a period from which very few fossils survived.

Russia

New study reveals how reptiles evolved after first mass extinction

A new study revealed more about life before the Permian mass extinction, or 'The Great Dying' which opened up evolutionary opportunities for the very first mammals and dinosaurs.