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Tridentinosaurus antiquus research

Richard Collins: Fakes, hoaxes... and weird and wonderful reality

The fossil of one Europe’s oldest reptiles was outed as a partial forgery by a team led by Valentina Rossi of University College Cork

Thu, 14 Mar, 2024

Richard Collins: Baby giant pterosaurs had caring parents

Richard Collins: Baby giant pterosaurs had caring parents

Cork scientists have shown that larger members of the pterosaur tribe were actually devoted parents

Thu, 03 Aug, 2023

Flying dinosaurs could change the colour of their feathers, UCC researchers find

Flying dinosaurs could change the colour of their feathers, UCC researchers find

A new study led by palaeontologists at University College Cork (UCC) has revealed remarkable new evidence that has solved a long-running mystery about the flying relatives of dinosaurs.

Wed, 20 Apr, 2022

Mammoth tracks give an insight into lives

Mammoth tracks give an insight into lives

During a 2014 field trip to Oregon’s Lake County, palaeontologist Gregory Retallack discovered fossilised animal tracks, writes Richard Collins

Mon, 26 Feb, 2018