You might know the Cretaceous Period for big animals such as Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops, or for being the end of the age of dinosaurs. But what was the world like in the millions of years ...

A study published in the the journal PLOS ONE announced the discovery of a new species of prehistoric mammal named Heleocola ...

These strange animals are ... [+] semi-aquatic and only found on the island of Borneo. The earless monitor dates back to the late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago. Found only ...

This is because of the existence of what may be the largest flying creature in the history of the world living at this time.

A NEW 20ft long, three tonnes giant armoured dinosaur species has been discovered – and left scientists baffled. A team of ...

The first Brachychampsa fossil was discovered in Montana's Hell Creek Formation—an ancient suite of rocks that was laid down near the end of the Cretaceous period. That individual animal lived ...

Research has shown that pelagic sharks tend to have longer, narrower fins compared to their benthic ... [+] relatives, which typically possess shorter, rounded fins. A key to understanding how ...

Anan early Cretaceous formation in northeast China ... Past excavations have revealed animals complete with internal organs, feathers, scales, fur and stomach contents. A discovery in 2023 ...

Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resin—amber—on the continent ...

"You never know unless you look," said Jayson Kowinsky, a high school physics teacher from Pittsburgh who, while sifting ...

Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below the seafloor have revealed a tiny piece of fossilized resin holding fragments ...