Old Bones

October 27, 2026

TIME for Kids

An illustration shows a green dinosaur holding prey in its mouth near a pond, with other dinosaurs and prehistoric plants in the background.
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A newly discovered dinosaur called Invictibellatrix amberina feasts in this illustration, based on a fossil. The dino was introduced in an October 14 study. It lived about 120 million years ago.

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