Cretaceous Period
Latest about cretaceous period
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.
Photos: Fossilized dino embryo is new oviraptorosaur species
By Laura Geggel published
In 1992, a Chinese farmer discovered an extraordinary fossil: the embryo of a rare and giant bird-like dinosaur that lived 90 million years ago.
Shake Your Tail Feathers: Dinosaur Sported Modern-Looking Plume
By Laura Geggel published
A 145-million-year-old dinosaur about the size of a wild turkey sported a plume of tail feathers that were surprisingly modern-looking and aerodynamic in shape, a new study finds.
Amber Tomb Trapped Ancient, Termite-Loving Beetles
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists recently found tiny beetles resembling horseshoe crabs trapped in amber dating back 99 million years.
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