Cretaceous Period
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![dinosaur and mammal footprints](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4uczeunskUSVqpqAYyigG-320-80.jpg)
Were Dinosaurs Having a Party Millions of Years Ago in NASA's Backyard?
By Laura Geggel published
![Mansourasaurus-9](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DoP7HqX5yq5GyKmFo8QKsJ-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Even though it was discovered in Egypt, <i>Mansourasaurus shahinae</i> had more in common with dinosaurs discovered in Europe than it did with dinosaurs found in southern Africa.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LEZmNip7wmyas3kJCpxYjh-320-80.jpg)
Why Paleontologists Are Stoked to Find This Bus-Size Dinosaur in Egypt
By Laura Geggel published
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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.
![Baby Pterosuar embryos](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5YTTsB2evPxyxMFhaptFVT-320-80.jpg)
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-Escalante](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cNavxJNDSey7nThFYhVnNb-320-80.jpg)
Grand Staircase, Home to Countless Dinosaur Fossils, Could Be Destroyed by Mining (Op-Ed)
By P. David Polly published
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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.
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