The hyoid is the only bone in the throat. It is also the single bone in the body that doesn’t connect directly with any others, being anchored instead by ligaments and muscles. It is composed of a ...

Mammals, including humans, chew their food into small pieces before swallowing. This is a distinct difference from reptiles or birds, which swallow their prey whole or in large chunks. This is ...

Scientists have confirmed that Nanotyrannus was a mature species, not a young T. rex. A microscopic look at its hyoid bone provided the key evidence, matching growth signals seen in known T. rex ...

New research from a team including the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Ashley Poust further moves a decades-long scientific debate toward a conclusion — the Nanotyrannus, a teacup variation of ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyrannus was actually just a juvenile Tyrannosaurus. But within a span of five weeks, the matter ...