Cretaceous Period
Latest about cretaceous period
Photos: 100-Million-Year-Old Tanzania Titanosaur Had Heart-Shaped Tail Bones
By Laura Geggel published
Talk about romantic! This teenage titanosaur had heart-shaped tail bones.
These Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Wore Their Instruments on Their Heads
By Laura Geggel published
Different species of duck-billed dinosaurs may have "tooted" different notes out of their trumpet-like, tubular crests, new research shows.
Exquisitely Preserved Lungs from 120 Million Years Ago Stun Scientists Studying Early Bird
By Laura Geggel published
Ancient organs rarely fossilize, so paleontologists were stunned to find the incredibly well-preserved remains of a lung that belonged to bird from the dinosaur age, a new study finds.
Adorable Newborn Sea Monster from the Dinosaur Age Discovered in Kansas
By Laura Geggel published
About 85 million years ago, when a vast sea covered Kansas, a wee, little sea monster died almost immediately after it was born.
Fossil of Oldest Flowering Tree in North America Discovered. And It Was Huge.
By Stephanie Pappas published
Flowering trees were part of the North American landscape in the Cretaceous period.
Mystery of Spiky-Skulled Utah Dinosaur Solved
By Laura Geggel published
When paleontologists in Utah first dug up the fossil of a spiky-skulled ankylosaur in Utah, they were perplexed.
Photos: Spiky-Headed Dinosaur Found in Utah, But It Has Asian Roots
By Laura Geggel published
A newly identified species of ankylosaur from Utah had an especially spiky skull.
Oldest Fossil of a Baby Snake Discovered Trapped in Amber Tomb
By Mindy Weisberger published
A fossil of a baby snake entombed in amber dates to 99 million years ago.
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