A chance discovery in southern France has unearthed a rare specimen: a nearly complete Titanosaur skeleton, from the hind skull to the tail.
Tag: Cretaceous period
Frozen for 66 million years, Wollemi pines are planted in secret places
Scientists are planting endangered Wollemi pines in secret locations in a bid to bring them back from the brink of extinction – an effort that could take centuries.
The oldest known mosquito fossils
Researchers have made an exciting discovery: The oldest known mosquito fossils, dating back to the Early Cretaceous period, around 130 million years ago.
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs didn’t greatly damage flowering plants
The Chicxulub asteroid that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was found to be generally harmless to flowering plants.
A 95 million year old crocodile that had a complete dinosaur in its stomach was found
In Australia, researchers discovered a new species of crocodile that lived about 95 million years ago and ate a dinosaur as its final meal.
Dinosaur fossil dating back 125 mln years discovered in north China
Researchers have discovered a nearly complete dinosaur fossil dating from about 125 million years ago in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.