Cretaceous Period
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Eat, Pray, Fossilize? Praying Mantis Fossil Is 110 Million Years Old
By Mindy Weisberger published
A Cretaceous mantis fossil is helping scientists piece together how these insects evolved their prey-nabbing adaptations.

100-Million-Year-Old Amber Holds Tiny, Feathery Chick
By Mindy Weisberger published
The body of a tiny chick in a piece of Burmese amber from the Cretaceous period was preserved in incredible detail.

Hatchling Preserved in Amber (Photos)
By Christine Lunsford published
Scientists recently found the most complete fossil to date of a type of bird from the Cretaceous, trapped in a piece of amber.

Massive Marine Reptile Terrorized Squid During the Dinosaur Age
By Laura Geggel published
A newly identified, 130-million-year-old marine reptile was enormous, measuring the length of nearly three grand pianos lined up, but it wasn't a top marine predator, a new study finds.

T. Rex Could Pulverize Bones with a Force of Nearly 8,000 Pounds
By Laura Geggel published
Tyrannosaurus rex could gnash and chomp its teeth together with such force that it could easily pulverize the bones of its prey, a new study finds.
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