A rare fossil reveals a possible 76-million-year-old clash between a crocodile and young pterosaur
The young pterosaur likely had a wingspan of about 6.5 feet, and if it had survived to adulthood, its wingspan could have reached up to 33 feet.
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Cretaceous period discovery gives insight into prehistoric life in Alberta
Researchers say the new findings provide insight into predator-prey dynamics in the region during the Cretaceous period and mark the first evidence in North America of ancient crocodilians ...
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Rare Neck Fossil With Puncture Mark Suggests a Prehistoric Crocodilian Snacked on a Young Pterosaur 76 Million Years Ago
The fossil sheds light on interactions within the Cretaceous food web and may represent the first record of this type of ...
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Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
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70-million-year-old duck-billed dinosaur found in China uncovers ancient migration patterns
The discovery of the duck-billed dinosaur fossils suggests these creatures likely migrated from North America to southern ...
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Fossil reveals Cretaceous drama of a croc attack on a flying reptile
That was life - and death - in the Cretaceous Period in the Canadian ... Cryodrakon rivaled Quetzalcoatlus, which also inhabited North America at the time, as the largest of the pterosaurs ...
After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...
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An important new fossil of the oldest known modern bird
A new study by Ohio University found an important fossil of the oldest known modern bird, which lived in Antarctica when ...
Fossils found in south China identified as duck-billed dinosaur
Scientists have confirmed that a set of skeletal fossils discovered in southern China belonged to duck-billed dinosaurs ...
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Scientists identify duck-billed dinosaur
Scientists have confirmed that a set of skeletal fossils discovered in southern China belonged to duck-billed dinosaurs from ...