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A single footprint left by a cat-sized dinosaur around 100 million years ago has been discovered in China by an international team of palaeontologist, the University of Queensland said. The footprint was made by a herbivorous, armoured dinosaur known broadly as a stegosaur. With a footprint of less than six centimetres, this is the smallest known stegosaur footprint.  Continue...  

  A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived around 72-74 million years ago has been discovered in Chile, scientists said. A part of the creature's fossilised jawbone with five teeth attached was discovered close to the Torres del Paine national park. University of Chile's Sergio Soto said Chile's southern tip has a lot of potential in terms of palaeontology. Continue...