Paleontologists have found a new species of turtle in Colorado that is dated right to the Cretaceous-Paleocene boundary, and survived the extinction.
65-million Year Old Turtle Could Explain How to Survive Extinctions Read More »
Paleontologists have found a new species of crocodilians, Kostensuchus atrox, measuring almost 12 feet (3.5m) and weighing roughly 250kg.
New 12-foot Cretaceous Crocodilian Species Discovered in Patagonia Read More »
Scientists found a new megaraptor fossil in Patagonia, with a crocodile leg in its teeth. Megaraptorans may have been apex predators.
New Apex “Megaraptor” Dinosaur May Have Hunted Crocodiles Read More »
Scientists in Mongolia have discovered a 108-million year-old juvenile pachycephalosaur who had a fully-formed dome on its head.
Adolescent Pachycephalosaurs also Headbutted, According to New Discovery Read More »
Paleontologists have successfully directly dated dinosaur egg fossils, by using a new method of dating, rather than relying on the surrounding rocks.
Scientists Use New Scientific Techniques to Successfully Date Dinosaur Eggs Read More »
Paleontologists undertook an arduous deep dig in trenches of… a museum in Utah. They found armored lizard bones. Named Bolg amondol, this newly identified lizard lived in the Late Cretaceous, around 76 million years ago.
Huge Cretaceous Monstersaur Lived With Dinosaurs; Now Discovered in Museum Jar Read More »
Scientists have discovered a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Isle of Wight that sports an unmistakable “sail” along its back and tail.
New Isle of Wight Dinosaur Flaunted a Dramatic Back Sail Read More »
A fossil dragonfly wing found impressed in a rock, has given scientists a rare glimpse into Canada’s Cretaceous insects. The 75-million-year-old insect has been named Cordualadensa acorni. And it is the first Mesozoic dragonfly ever found in Canada.
Dragonfly Fossil that lived with Dinosaurs found in Canada Read More »
In the Cretaceous, amber resin dripped from trees and, sometimes, trapped tiny insects. Now, 100 million years later, we have found a beautiful, shiny insect trapped in amber.
Beautiful Shiny Insect Fossil Found in Amber with Pollen On Its Legs Read More »
Researchers in India have found the first fossil evidence of durophagous lizards (lizards adapted to eat hard-shelled prey) from the Late Cretaceous period.
First Evidence of Shell-Eating Lizards Found in Cretaceous India Read More »
