Cretaceous Period

The death strike of a Cretaceous "hell ant" from 99 million years ago is preserved in amber, revealing how these demonic-looking ants hunted.

This ancient croc's legs were likely as long as a human's.

Humongous T. rexes might not be as old as they seem.

Buckyballs are geometric shapes previously only seen in nature at the molecular scale. Scientists recently found them in marine animals dating to the Cretaceous.

It's possible this feathered hypercarnivore hunted like a cheetah.

Cryodrakon boreas, a newly described species of giant pterosaur, was recently identified from fossils found in Canada.

An ancient lizard was a flying dinosaur's last meal.

Newly hatched pterosaurs may have been more independent than once thought.

Paleontologists have discovered the remains of an ancient Loch Ness Monster look-alike in freezing Antarctica. And just like the legendary Nessie, it wasn't the runt of the litter.