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

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

this famous carnivore dominated the forested river valleys in western North America during the late Cretaceous period, 68 million years ago. Although T. rex is a household name, what we know about ...

During this period, oceans formed as land shifted and broke out of one big supercontinent into smaller ones. 3 min read Continents were on the move in the Cretaceous, busy remodeling the shape and ...

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 ...

In northern Tajikistan, in the Sughd region, scientists have uncovered a dinosaur bone estimated to be 85 million years old.

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 ...

Jurassic and Cretaceous. During this era, the land gradually split from one huge supercontinent into smaller ones. The associated changes in the climate and vegetation affected how dinosaurs evolved.

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 ...