Quetzalcoatlus lived around 72 to 66 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period, when it blocked out the sun with ...
The Cretaceous Period produced some of the most unusual dinosaurs ever discovered, with body shapes that still feel ...
An international team of scientists, including researchers from Germany and the UK, have described a new species of ancient marine crocodile, Enalioetes schroederi. Enalioetes lived in the shallow ...
As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the ...
During the Early Cretaceous period, 110 million to 107 million years ago, Australia was much further south than it is today. Yet fossils from several sites on the Otway Coast in Victoria show ...
The Cretaceous Period witnessed a remarkable diversification of marine reptiles, among which plesiosaurs featured prominently. These secondarily aquatic reptiles adapted to a range of ecological ...
A new study finds that one of the hottest periods in Earth's history may have driven lampreys apart -- genetically speaking. The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our ...
The fossils date back an estimated 125 million years ago. Paleontologists in China have discovered a brand new species of burrowing dinosaur that dates back an estimated 125 million years ago. The ...