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In a groundbreaking discovery at Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado, scientists have unearthed evidence of a unique form of courtship behavior among theropod dinosaurs, relatives of the famous Tyrannosaurus rex. This new find, as reported by Live Science, suggests that these prehistoric creatures used a kind of “moonwalk” to impress potential mates around 100 million years ago. The discovery, published in Cretaceous …

Around 100 million years ago, male dinosaurs entered a “mating arena” in Colorado and danced their hearts out to attract females, a new study suggests. Researchers uncovered a series of mating display scrapes preserved on the surface of rocks at Dinosaur Ridge in Jefferson County, Colorado. The state is known for dinosaur track sites, with previous studies suggesting that dinosaurs …