Studies on bird locomotion, for instance, have also revealed similarities with theropod dinosaurs. When chickens run, they mimic the gait of small theropods, shedding light into how their ancient ...

Although dinosaurs have long been extinct, you can still see some of their relatives today. These living critters are the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kyle Atkins-Weltman, Oklahoma State Universityand Eric Snively, Oklahoma State ...

to be dubbed the "chicken from hell." Kohei Tanaka A 60cm diameter nest - some of the parent's weight would have rested on the eggs "It's a really interesting group of dinosaurs," study co-author ...

But this won't in itself allow us to recreate dinosaurs. "We are not gong to have Jurassic Park anytime soon," according to Prof Griffin. "If you take the DNA of a chicken and put it into an ...