Cretaceous Period
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Eat, Pray, Fossilize? Praying Mantis Fossil Is 110 Million Years OldA Cretaceous mantis fossil is helping scientists piece together how these insects evolved their prey-nabbing adaptations.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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100-Million-Year-Old Amber Holds Tiny, Feathery ChickThe body of a tiny chick in a piece of Burmese amber from the Cretaceous period was preserved in incredible detail.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Hatchling Preserved in Amber (Photos)Scientists recently found the most complete fossil to date of a type of bird from the Cretaceous, trapped in a piece of amber.
By Christine Lunsford Published
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World's Oldest Fossilized Mushroom Sprouted 115 Million Years AgoBy Laura Geggel Published
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Massive Marine Reptile Terrorized Squid During the Dinosaur AgeA 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.
By Laura Geggel Published
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T. Rex Could Pulverize Bones with a Force of Nearly 8,000 PoundsTyrannosaurus 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.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Photos: Fossilized dino embryo is new oviraptorosaur speciesIn 1992, a Chinese farmer discovered an extraordinary fossil: the embryo of a rare and giant bird-like dinosaur that lived 90 million years ago.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Embryo of colossal dinosaur was preserved for 90 million yearsBy Laura Geggel Published
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Shake Your Tail Feathers: Dinosaur Sported Modern-Looking PlumeA 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.
By Laura Geggel Published
