From a £250k dinosaur to a £35k Kate Moss portrait, it’s all up for grabs

From a 65 million-year-old dinosaur skull to cutting-edge modern design, not for nothing has Aynhoe Park been dubbed a museum crossed with a fantasy world. Indeed, ‘Downton meets Wonderland’ is how some have described the interior of the 17th-century Oxfordshire mansion, which played host to Jade Jagger’s wedding and Noel Gallagher’s 50th birthday party. Much … Read more

Fossils: Chicken-sized dinosaur with shoulder ‘needles’ may have been illegally exported from Brazil

Controversy has surrounded the fossil of a chicken-sized dinosaur with unique shoulder ‘needles’ — after claims it may have been exported from Brazil illegally. Dating back some 110 million years, the unusual specimen was recently named Ubirajara jubatus — or ‘Maned Lord of the Spear’ — after its distinguishing spines. Experts have proposed that the … Read more

Bake Off star Candice Brown, 36, rocks funky dinosaur dungarees as she celebrates her birthday

‘My mam let me dress myself’: Bake Off star Candice Brown, 36, rocks dinosaur dungarees as she celebrates her birthday after a ‘bad year’ By Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 00:52 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 00:54 GMT, 22 December 2020 She’s not had the easiest of years after splitting from her husband Liam … Read more

Palaeontology: chicken-sized dinosaur with long ‘needles’ sticking out of it is discovered in Brazil

A peculiar, chicken-sized dinosaur which sported long ‘needles’ sticking out of its shoulders has been discovered. Experts led from Portsmouth found the new species — originally unearthed in 1995 in the Chapada do Araripe in north-eastern Brazil — among the collections of the State Museum of Natural History in Karlsruhe, Germany. Dubbed Ubirajara jubatus — indigenous Indian for ‘Maned … Read more

Dinosaur brain scan reveals how dog-sized ancestor of the diplodocus ran on two legs

Scientists have reconstructed the brain of a dinosaur that roamed Britain 205 million years ago, revealing startling insights into how it lived. Thecodontosaurus is related to herbivore descendants Diplodocus and Brontosaurus. But it is believed the creature, which was roughly the size of a dog, ran fast on two legs, ate meat and had good … Read more

Din O’Saurs discovered! Ireland’s first dinosaur fossils are identified in County Antrim

It’s an Irish discovery 200million years in the making – for the first time ever, dinosaur bones have been identified on the island. Fossil bones from a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus and a deadly two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus were found in Islandmagee, on the coast of County Antrim. The remains were originally discovered by school teacher and … Read more

Din O’Saurs discovered! Ireland’s first dinosaur fossils are found in County Antrim

Din O’Saurs discovered! Ireland’s first dinosaur fossils from 200m-year-old beasts are found in County Antrim Fossil bones are from a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus in Antrim  Another dinosaur – a deadly two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus also found  Late teacher and fossil collector Roger Byrne found the bones years ago They were confirmed as being from the dinosaurs … Read more

Joey King wears full-body dinosaur suit to safely hug her grandmother for the first time since March

She’s been keeping her distance from vulnerable family members to reduce their risk of contracting the novel coronavirus. But Joey King found a creative way to safely get around the restrictions on Friday thanks to a full-body dinosaur suit. The 21-year-old Kissing Booth star’s mother shared a sweet video of her finally getting to hug … Read more

A 66 million-year-old duckbilled dinosaur unearthed in Morocco crossed oceans to get there

The remains of a duckbilled dinosaur that lived 66 million years ago has been found in Morocco and it must have crossed at least 250 miles of ocean to get there, scientists claim. Paleontologists from the University of Bath and others found the fossilised remains of the unusual dinosaur, dubbed Ajnabia odysseus, in rocks in … Read more

Complete brain of a fox-sized dinosaur is reconstructed by scientists for the first time 

A complete dinosaur brain has been reconstructed by scientists for the first time after a ‘perfect skeleton’ was found – and the brain weighed less than a pea. Palaeontologists from the Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil, used computer images to reveal the size and inner workings of the Buriolestes brain. The team were able to determine … Read more