Person: Maria McNamara

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<p>Chloe Mai Napier puts finishing touches to a Spinosaurus at the Jurassic Kingdom exhibition in Leazes Park, Newcastle.</p>

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Jurassic Park: Why we’re still struggling to realise it 30 years on

Better lab protocols and fossilisation experiments are helping palaeontologists to make more accurate interpretations of fossils

<p>Dr Tiffany Slater and Prof. Maria McNamara pictured in the experimental fossilization laboratory at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork. Pic Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision</p>

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Proteins in modern-day feathers also found in dinosaur feathers, new research reveals

<p>Could modern doves — symbols of peace and tranquillity — be related, even distantly, to the Tyrannosaurus Rex?</p>

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Richard Collins: Are dinosaurs still around today — masquerading as birds?

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Frogs help Irish scientists make leap in reconstructing the appearance of extinct animals

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UCC scientists discover new way to reconstruct what extinct animals looked like

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UCC scientists make new discovery on colours of dinosaurs

UCC discovery of 125m-year-old dinosaur dandruff

UCC scientists have shown they may be head and shoulders above the competition, by discovering some 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff.

Sat, 26 May, 2018

Women’s portraits in 230-year-old academy for first time

Women’s portraits have been hung on the walls of the country’s leading academic body for the first time — 230 years after its foundation.

Sun, 11 Dec, 2016

UCC scientists reveal fossilised snake’s colour

Irish scientists have made a significant breakthrough by determining the colours of a fossilised snake which died more than 10m years ago.

Fri, 01 Apr, 2016

Skin colour of 10 million-year-old snake discovered by UCC research team

The skin colours of a Spanish snake, dated to be 10 million-year-old, has been discovered by scientists at University College Cork using its colourless fossil remains.

Thu, 31 Mar, 2016

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Irish researcher key to discovery of new 'feathered' dinosaur

An Irish researcher is a key member of an international team of experts who have discovered the first ever example of a primitive plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales.

Fri, 25 Jul, 2014