Turtles that crushed hard-shelled prey like clams and snails were reported to be more than five times more likely to survive ...

New geological evidence suggests that the slow wobble of Earth’s axis may have triggered rapid climate swings during the Late Cretaceous greenhouse world.

The end of the dinosaurs was clearly linked to an asteroid impact that brought the Cretaceous period to a close. But the details of their end have remained a matter of debate since the impact crater ...

Second specimen collected by the 2001 joint American Museum-Mongolian Academy of Science expedition to the Gobi Desert. Cf. introd. Summary The late Cretaceous tyrannosaurid Alioramus altai is known ...

The Late Cretaceous of South America has emerged as a focal point for investigations into ancient plant communities and their environmental contexts. Studies in paleobotany and palynology have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new species of dome-headed dinosaur has been discovered in fossils found in Montana, according to researchers. The dinosaur, ...

Palaeontologists have discovered an incredibly well-preserved fossil skeleton measuring only 1 centimetre long in the Ukhaa ...

A collection of fossils discovered in northern Alaska shows that birds were nesting in harsh Arctic environments as early as 72.8 million years ago. The fossil assemblage, uncovered from the Late ...

The Isle of Wight is one of the most famous places in Europe for discovering dinosaur fossils. Known as “Dinosaur Island”, ...

A Late Cretaceous face-off between an adult Nanotyrannus (left) and two juvenile T. rex, with a sub-adult T. rex watching from a distance. The scene evokes a preface to the NHMLAC’s famous T. rex trio ...