News tagged with cretaceous fossils
Dinosaur with tiny arms unearthed in Argentina
Argentine experts have discovered the near-complete remains of a new species of Jurassic-era dinosaur that stood on its rear legs and had tiny arms, according to a leading paleontologist.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 25, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
When dinosaurs roamed a fiery landscape
The dinosaurs of the Cretaceous may have faced an unexpected hazard: fire! In a paper published online today, researchers from Royal Holloway University of London and The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago have shown ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 29, 2012 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Smuggled dinosaur eggs returned to Romania
Three unique dwarf dinosaur eggs that were stolen and smuggled to Italy, were returned to Romania on Wednesday, the interior ministry said.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 17, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
'Sabre-toothed squirrel': First known mammalian skull from Late Cretaceous discovered in South America
Paleontologist Guillermo Rougier, Ph.D., professor of anatomical sciences and neurobiology at the University of Louisville, and his team have reported their discovery of two skulls from the first known mammal ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 02, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
1
|
Tree resin captures evolution of feathers on dinosaurs and birds
Secrets from the age of the dinosaurs are usually revealed by fossilized bones, but a University of Alberta research team has turned up a treasure trove of Cretaceous feathers trapped in tree resin. The resin ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (15) |
0
|
Newborn dinosaur discovered in Maryland
No, this isn't Jurassic Park. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with help from an amateur fossil hunter in College Park, Md., have described the fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling. It is ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 14, 2011 |
5 / 5 (5) |
0
|
Asian 'phoenix' lived with the dinosaurs
Palaeontologists said on Wednesday they had found the fossilised remains of a giant bird that lived in Central Asia more than 65 million years ago, a finding which challenges theories about the diversity of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 10, 2011 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
1
Flowers' rapid growth rate can be traced back 65 million years
Researchers have discovered that an evolutionary change from 65 million years ago may have set the pace for the rapid growth rate of present-day flowering plants.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 10, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Long lost cousin of T. rex identified by scientists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 01, 2011 |
3.6 / 5 (11) |
0
|
Rare insect fossil reveals 100 million years of evolutionary stasis
Researchers have discovered the 100 million-year-old ancestor of a group of large, carnivorous, cricket-like insects that still live today in southern Asia, northern Indochina and Africa. The new find, in ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 03, 2011 |
4.9 / 5 (15) |
31
|
Fossil of Cretaceous-era squid found in Peru
Paleontologists said Thursday they discovered the 85-million-year-old fossil of a previously unknown squid species from the Cretaceous era in the high jungle region of northeastern Peru.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 20, 2011 |
3 / 5 (3) |
0
Ammonites were probably eaten by fellow cephalopods
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fossilized ammonites found with bite marks in similar places on their shells suggest they were eaten by other cephalopods such as beaked squid, according to new research published in the Proceedings of ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 03, 2010 |
4.5 / 5 (8) |
2
|
Using discards, scientists discover different dinosaurs' stomping grounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- By examining the type of rock in which dinosaur fossils were embedded, an often unappreciated part of the remains, scientists have determined that different species of North American dinosaurs ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 14, 2010 |
4.9 / 5 (9) |
1
|
Dinosaur trove spills more secrets
Decades after a mechanical pine-tree digger first unearthed it, an extraordinary trove of dinosaur fossils in central Spain is revealing its secrets.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 29, 2010 |
4.1 / 5 (7) |
5
Study suggests dinosaurs killed off by more than one asteroid
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dinosaurs, along with over half of other species, became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period about 65.5 million years ago, and many scientists believe this was due to a single impact ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2010 |
4.2 / 5 (19) |
24
|
