The bull gator lay in the sand under the oak trees. A few days earlier he had been hauled out of a murky lake in central Florida. Researchers instantly named him Mr. Big. He was sofa-size, with ...

The smallest dinosaur is alive today in the form of the tiny bee hummingbird. Research suggests there is a strong link between dinosaurs and birds. The largest-ever dinosaur is open to debate.

See if you can get top marks in this dinosaur-themed quiz. But don't let the questions fill you with terror-dactyl! What information do we collect from this quiz? Some deadly dinosaurs have escaped!

Discover facts, figures and images for more than 300 dinosaurs. From slow, plant-eating giants to fierce scavengers and hunters, dinosaurs once dominated the land. Search our alphabetical list, or ...