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Cretaceous Period

Scientists Name Giant Sea Predator Tylosaurus rex

The peer-reviewed naming reshapes mosasaur taxonomy, reveals serrated teeth, documents bone injuries that point to powerful predation, highlights North Texas as a key fossil source.

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last mo.

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Ruled the Seas, Science Study Finds

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4mo ago

Scimitar-Crested Spinosaurus Mirabilis Discovered in Niger Reframes Predator as Wading Hunter

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4mo ago

Tiny Spanish Dinosaur Foskeia Pelendonum Formally Described, Recasting Parts of the Ornithischian Family Tree

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8mo ago

Newly Discovered Cretaceous Birds of Prey Unearthed in North America

Cretaceous Period

Scientists Name Giant Sea Predator Tylosaurus rex

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Ruled the Seas, Science Study Finds

Scimitar-Crested Spinosaurus Mirabilis Discovered in Niger Reframes Predator as Wading Hunter

Tiny Spanish Dinosaur Foskeia Pelendonum Formally Described, Recasting Parts of the Ornithischian Family Tree

New Megaraptor From Patagonia Found With Crocodile Bone in Its Jaws

113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant Fossil Identified as Oldest Known Ant

Ancient Bird Fossil Sheds Light on Evolution of Avian Brains

Newly Discovered Cretaceous Birds of Prey Unearthed in North America