Cretaceous Period
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Photos: School-Bus-Size Dinosaur Discovered in Egypt
By Laura Geggel published
Researchers in Egypt just uncovered a newly identified long-necked dinosaur known as Mansourasaurus shahinae. This is only the sixth dinosaur to be discovered in Egypt.
Why Paleontologists Are Stoked to Find This Bus-Size Dinosaur in Egypt
By Laura Geggel published
Feather-Gripping Tick Trapped in Amber Dined on Dinos
By Mindy Weisberger published
A rare find in amber connects ancient ticks to feathered dinosaur hosts.
Photos: Baby pterosaurs couldn't fly as hatchlings
By Laura Geggel published
An analysis of 16 baby pterosaur embryos found in northwestern China shows that these little reptiles likely couldn't fly once they hatched.
Grand Staircase, Home to Countless Dinosaur Fossils, Could Be Destroyed by Mining (Op-Ed)
By P. David Polly published
Extinct Big-Mouthed Frogs May Have Dined on Dinos
By Mindy Weisberger published
Horned frogs' powerful bites hint that an extinct, ancient relative may have packed even more of a mouthy wallop.
Belly Up: Why Ankylosaurs Are Always Found Upside Down
By Laura Geggel published
Why is the armored, tank-like ankylosaurus almost always found on its back?
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