New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Brazil
Paleontologists have identified a new species of pterosaur, named Galgadraco zephyrius, from fossil remains found in Upper Cretaceous Brazil.
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Cretaceous
Cretaceous fossil news, 145 to 66 million years ago: the last age of the dinosaurs, from Edmontosaurus mummies to monstersaurs and amber insects.
Edmontosaurus “Mummies” found with History’s First Hooves
Paleontologists have unveiled two exceptionally preserved “mummy” specimens of Edmontosaurus annectens, a well-known duck-billed dinosaur.
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65-million Year Old Turtle Could Explain How to Survive Extinctions
Paleontologists have found a new species of turtle in Colorado that is dated right to the Cretaceous-Paleocene boundary, and survived the extinction.
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New 12-foot Cretaceous Crocodilian Species Discovered in Patagonia
Paleontologists have found a new species of crocodilians, Kostensuchus atrox, measuring almost 12 feet (3.5m) and weighing roughly 250kg.
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New Apex “Megaraptor” Dinosaur May Have Hunted Crocodiles
Scientists found a new megaraptor fossil in Patagonia, with a crocodile leg in its teeth. Megaraptorans may have been apex predators.
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Adolescent Pachycephalosaurs also Headbutted, According to New Discovery
Scientists in Mongolia have discovered a 108-million year-old juvenile pachycephalosaur who had a fully-formed dome on its head.
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Scientists Use New Scientific Techniques to Successfully Date Dinosaur Eggs
Paleontologists have successfully directly dated dinosaur egg fossils, by using a new method of dating, rather than relying on the surrounding rocks.
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Huge Cretaceous Monstersaur Lived With Dinosaurs; Now Discovered in Museum Jar
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.
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New Isle of Wight Dinosaur Flaunted a Dramatic Back Sail
Scientists have discovered a new iguanodontian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Isle of Wight that sports an unmistakable “sail” along its back and tail.
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Dragonfly Fossil that lived with Dinosaurs found in Canada
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.
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