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• n  any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

• It took 21st century technology to create what nature had by the Triassic period: a free-range dinosaur.
• Two new fossils show clear signs of plumage, confirming that birds probably did evolve from dinosaurs.
• A study suggests that the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs did not act alone.

News & Articles

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• Dinosaur Bones Discovered at Big Bend National Park
  An exciting historical find in West Texas. Dinosaur bones were discovered in the Big Bend National Park and this isn't any regular dinosaur.
  June 14, 2013 - News West 9 Midland
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que breaking ground this week for fall opening - Hungry for More | The Buffalo News
  The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant slated for 301 Franklin St. breaks ground this week, according to Dinosaur chief John Stage. Its current estimated opening date is late October or early November, he said.
  June 13, 2013 - The Buffalo News Blogs
• Dinosaur Skin Discovery Threatens to Debunk Long-Held Evolutionary Assumptions
  GRAND PRAIRIE – The discovery by Canadian researchers of well-preserved dinosaur remains has proven to be a direct challenge to longstanding evolutionary assumptions. In June of last year, a group of scientists with Canadian Light Source (CLS)—a research team dedicated primarily to studying the composition of matter via synchrotron science—unearthed a fascinating dinosaur fossil in [...]
  June 13, 2013 - Christian News Network

Quotes

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• Jeffrey Wilson in Forbes
  It shows us the upper limit for dinosaur size,Wilson added. "There are some that are bigger but they all top out around this size."
• William Shatner in USA Today
  7, Star Trek: Generations, but Shatner noted that "they've got DNA from a dinosaur a hundred million years old," so the filmmakers could have figured out a way to resurrect his character.
• Chuck Klosterman in East Bridgewater Star
  ...met Glass in person before, after one of his speaking engagements in Chicago, and comparing the two experiences reminds me of something Klosterman wrote in "Eating the Dinosaur": "If given a choice between interviewing someone or...