The Wapiti Formation in Alberta is turning out to be a rich site for dinosaur and other fossils. A recent discovery could fill in the gaps about a transition between different ecological communities.
Yes, dinosaurs really did survive in snow – we simulated the Cretaceous climate to prove it.
David Attenborough presents the BBC’s groundbreaking documentary, Dinosaurs: The Final Day.
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Two recent discoveries in Alberta and Uzbekistan have identified the top predators in those regions during the Cretaceous period. Fossils that had been in storage for years included the jawbones.
Today’s crocodiles are quite similar to their prehistoric ancestors, if a bit on the smaller side.
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While crocodiles are not native to Canada, fossil traces have been found in northern British Columbia that indicate that during the Cretaceous Period, giant crocodiles roamed.
We examined pterosaur jaw fragments from the Moroccan desert to understand more about how these creatures evolved.
Tyrannosaurus rex was a relentless predator who lived during the Cretaceous Period more than 65 million years ago.
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Tooth fossils from NSW have confirmed sauropods weren’t exclusive to Queensland. They’re also providing a first look at how these colossal dinosaurs fed from Australia’s land.
Fossil remains indicate these birds had a wingspan of over 20 feet.
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Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous ‘toothed’ bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Twenty-two years ago, President Clinton established Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument for paleontological conservation. As the Trump administration shrinks its borders, that mission is jeopardized.
Research suggests a new threat to life on Earth from the meteorite’s crash: Via seismic waves, the impact triggered massive undersea eruptions, as big as any ever seen in our planet’s history.
How the fossilised creature may have looked in its heyday.
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The location of a dinosaur find on a remote Queensland sheep station was lost for almost 80 years. But the site was rediscovered, and details are now emerging about the make up of the new dinosaur.