The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2021 #dinosaur #fossil #paleontology #2021

The tyrannosaur Nanuqsaurus, which lived in the Arctic, with its young. New evidence suggests dinosaurs nested in the cold, dark region. James Havens

Smithsonian Magazine has a story about the top dinosaurs discoveries in 2021.  42 new species were described.  That's a good year!

There’s never been a better time to be a dinosaur fan. New species are being described at a fast-and-furious pace, with 42 species named just this year, and paleontologists have also been investigating and arguing about everything from patterns of dinosaur evolution to the ethics of fossil collecting. This year’s finds help set up the studies and debates that we’ll be sure to see in the years ahead, and these are some of the most important dinosaur-focused stories that have been unearthed in 2021.

• Armored Dinosaur Swung an Unusual Tail
• Fuzzy Dinosaur From Brazil Stirs Ethics Debate
• Tyrants Once Dominated Their Environments
• Predators Once Towered Over Smaller Tyrannosaurs
• Scientists Discover Baby Dinosaur Fossils in the Arctic
• Dinosaurs Hung Out With Their Peers
• The “Smallest Dinosaur” Is Really a Lizard
• Paleontologists May Have Found the Biggest Dinosaur
• Stubby-Armed Dinosaurs Ate Insects
• Scientists Get to the Bottom of Dinosaur Butts