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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins surrounded by his creations.

Hawkins was the Steven Spielberg of his time—an artist and visionary who created an immersive world where giants still walked the Earth.

Researchers removing pterosaur skeleton from the beach.

The pterosaur fossil discovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye shows that flying reptiles grew to great sizes more quickly than previously believed.

Reebok has just released a new shoe and apparel collection based on Steven Spielberg's classic 1993 film 'Jurassic Park.'

An illustration of what Australotitan cooperensis may have looked like.

Sauropod dinosaurs are known for their impressive size—and Australia’s newly discovered species doesn’t disappoint.

Utahraptor State Park will be located on land nearby Arches National Park, pictured here.

Utahraptor State Park owes its name to a massive, velociraptor-like dinosaur whose fossils were first found in the area.

Fossilized dinosaur nests are rare to begin with. The combination of eggs, embryos, and a mature dinosaur in a brooding pose in this recently discovered fossil is historic.

Thanks to some clever editing, it's easy to mistake Pee-wee Herman's mischievous nature for bloodlust in this 'Jurassic Park' spoof.

Psittacosaurus may have attracted mates using its fetching rear end.

The rear end of a 'Psittacosaurus' fossil was so well-preserved that scientists were able to reconstruct it. It even had a little poop in it.

The Anchisaurus polyzelus is one of the dinosaur's duking it out for title of Massachusetts's state dino.

Massachusetts already has its fair share of state symbols (including Boston cream pie and Boston cream doughnuts), but you can never have too many.

From giant parrots and penguins to really old poop and The Bone Wars to the difference between body fossils and trace fossils, here are a few fascinating facts about fossils.

'Bone,' 'crack,' and 'pubis' were on the list of words censored by the chat software at this year's virtual Society of Vertebrate Paleontology conference.

From glaciers to dinosaurs, this globe gives you a snapshot of what life was like during Earth’s adolescence.

The Steven Spielberg dinosaur blockbuster is still drawing crowds nearly 30 years after it originally opened.

An artist’s interpretation of the birth of a baby mosasaur.

The 68-million-year-old fossil egg’s mystery mother may have been one of the fiercest marine predators from the Late Cretaceous period.

The stegosaurus footprints discovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye indicate the island could have been home to a bustling dinosaur population 170 million years ago.

The skull of Oculudentavis khaungraae preserved in 99-million-year-old amber.

Scientists discovered the skull of a bird-like dinosaur. More than 100 tiny teeth line the jaws of the skull, suggesting that this dinosaur was small but deadly (to insects).

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Specimen AMNH 5027, which has been on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City since 1915, has inspired countless dinosaurs in pop culture, from 'King Kong' to 'Jurassic Park.'

The 910-piece set comes with three dinosaur fossils, a human skeleton, and a jovial paleontologist to watch over the entire scene.

'Jurassic Park' stars Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, and Laura Dern are joining Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard for the upcoming movie 'Jurassic World 3.'

Harrison Duran with a partial Triceratops skull.

Harrison Duran, a dinosaur fanatic since childhood, discovered the partial triceratops skull on a dig in the Badlands of North Dakota.

Dr. Tyler Lyson, curator of paleontology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, brushes dirt away from a newly uncovered horned dinosaur fossil at a construction site in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Construction workers were digging near Denver, Colorado when they discovered the bones of the three-horned dinosaur.

New fossil research shows that the last megalodons died off 1 million years earlier than previously believed, suggesting that the simultaneous rise of great white sharks contributed to their extinction.

'Galagadon' was believed to be similar to living bamboo sharks.

No, you probably aren’t eating any spiders in your sleep.

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and the Great Dinosaur Utopia of Victorian England

Largest Pterosaur of Its Era Discovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye

Stomp Around the Neighborhood With Reebok’s New Jurassic Park Collection

Meet 'Cooper,' a Recently Discovered Sauropod Believed to Be Australia’s Largest Dinosaur Species

Utah Is Getting Two New State Parks

Fossilized Dinosaur Nest With Parent and Embryos Discovered in China

Jurassic Park Starring Pee-wee Herman Is as Hilarious as It Is Terrifying

Rectum Mended Reading: Paleontologists Have Reconstructed a Dinosaur's Butthole to Understand Their Mating Habits

Massachusetts Could Be Getting a State Dinosaur—And You Can Help Choose Which One

25 Fascinating Facts About Fossils

Filtration Software Censored the Word Bone at a Paleontology Conference

Amazing Interactive Map Shows You Which Dinosaurs Roamed Your Neighborhood Millions of Years Ago

Jurassic Park Topped This Weekend's Box Office—27 Years After Its Release

This Football-Sized Fossil Egg is the First Found in Antarctica, and It May Have Belonged to a Mosasaur

Stegosaurus Tracks Discovered on Scotland’s Isle of Skye

Tiny, Bird-Like Skull Found in Amber Could Belong to the Mesozoic Era's Smallest Known Dinosaur

How the T. Rex at the American Museum of Natural History Became an Icon

LEGO Dinosaur Fossils Bring Three Species Back From Extinction

Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill Are Returning to Jurassic Park

College Student Finds a 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull During Paleontology Dig in North Dakota

Construction Workers Stumbled Upon a 68-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Fossil in Colorado

Great White Sharks May Have Led to Megalodons' Extinction

A Newly Discovered Species of Prehistoric Shark Was Named After the Video Game Galaga

7 Animal Myths You Shouldn’t Believe