Cretaceous Period
Latest about cretaceous period

Weirdo ancient beetle looks like a scrub brush
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists recovered the insect from 100-million-year-old amber.

New 'eternal sleeper' dinosaur species was entombed while still alive
By Laura Geggel published
This dinosaur was likely resting in a burrow before it was abruptly buried alive.

Scythelike jaws of Cretaceous 'hell ant' clutch a baby cockroach in an amber tomb
By Mindy Weisberger published
The death strike of a Cretaceous "hell ant" from 99 million years ago is preserved in amber, revealing how these demonic-looking ants hunted.

Ancient crocodile walked on two legs
By Laura Geggel published
This ancient croc's legs were likely as long as a human's.

Here's exactly how T. rex grew from a slender tot into a massive carnivore
By Laura Geggel published
Humongous T. rexes might not be as old as they seem.

First animal 'buckyballs' discovered in 80-million-year-old sea lillies
By Mindy Weisberger published
Buckyballs are geometric shapes previously only seen in nature at the molecular scale. Scientists recently found them in marine animals dating to the Cretaceous.

'Warrior' dinosaur with nasty gouge mark on claw uncovered in New Mexico
By Laura Geggel published
It's possible this feathered hypercarnivore hunted like a cheetah.

Meet 'Cold Dragon of the North Winds,' the Giant Pterosaur That Once Soared Across Canadian Skies
By Mindy Weisberger published
Cryodrakon boreas, a newly described species of giant pterosaur, was recently identified from fossils found in Canada.
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