Cretaceous period
Scientists unearth a ‘petrified aquarium’ of fish fossils
A new species offers a clue to the boom of giant dinosaurs
60-foot octopus may have been the ‘kraken’ of the Cretaceous
Nanotyrannus likely was a tiny adult dino and not a teen T. rex
Did this ancient croc hunt dinosaurs on land?
What dinosaur has 500 teeth? This ancient jaw was one-of-a-kind
Scientists find 113-million-year-old ‘hell ant’ with scythe jaws
This dinosaur dug its own grave
Scientists just dug up a new dinosaur—with tinier arms than a T.Rex
Rare fossils reveal stunning scene from dinosaur's last days
Stan the T. rex found!
Should T. rex be 3 species? New study sparks fierce debate.
Tiny crab reveals evolutionary march out of the ocean
Shark-like fossil with manta 'wings' is unlike anything seen before
One-of-a-kind dinosaur removed from Brazil sparks backlash, investigation
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