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Published Neuroptera: Greater insect diversity in the Cretaceous period - Neuroptera: Greater Insect Diversity in the Cretaceous Period
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 10...
Published The speed at which spinosaurid dinosaur teeth were replaced accounts for their overabundance in Cretaceous sites - The Speed of Spinosaurid Dinosaur Teeth Replacement Explains Their Overabundance in Cretaceous Sites
(via sciencedaily.com) Spinosaurid dinosaurs were able to develop up to three generations of teeth at the same time, a high...
Published Europe's very own dinosaurs -- the enigmatic Late Cretaceous rhabdodontids
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study brings together intriguing details about the little-known Rhabdodontidae dinosaurs of La...
Published Insects already had a variety of defense strategies in the Cretaceous
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Analyses of amber show that insect larvae were already using a wide variety of tactics to protect th...
Published Early Cretaceous shift in the global carbon cycle affected both land and sea - Early Cretaceous Shift in the Global Carbon Cycle Affected Both Land and Sea
(via sciencedaily.com) Geologists doing fieldwork in southeastern Utah's Cedar Mountain Formation found carbon isotope evid...
Published Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast -- dating back to the Early Cre...
Published Plate tectonic processes in the Pacific and Atlantic during the Cretaceous period have shaped the Caribbean region to this day - Plate Tectonic Processes in the Pacific and Atlantic During the Cretaceous Period Have Shaped the Caribbean Region to This Day
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Earthquakes and volcanism occur as a result of plate tectonics. The movement of tectonic plates them...
Published Palaeo-CSI: Mosasaurs were picky eaters
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Mosasaurs, those large marine reptiles from the long-gone Cretaceous world, were quite picky in thei ...
Published Life underground suited newly discovered dinosaur fine
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly discovered ancestor of Thescelosaurus shows evidence that these animals spent at least part...
Published Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops - Newly Identified Softshell Turtle Lived Alongside T. Rex and Triceratops
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists describe the find of a new softshell turtle from the end of the Cretaceous Period. ABSTRA ...
Published Bizarre meat-eating dinosaur joins 'Rogues' Gallery' of giant predators from classic fossil site in Egypt's Sahara Desert - Bizarre Meat-Eating Dinosaur Joins 'Rogues' Gallery' of Giant Predators from Classic Fossil Site in Egypt's Sahara Desert
(via sciencedaily.com) The fossil of a still-unnamed species provides the first known record of the abelisaurid group of th...
Published An ancient relative of Velociraptor is unearthed in Great Britain - An Ancient Relative of Velociraptor Unearthed in Great Britain
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new bird-like dinosaur that used brute strength to overcome its prey has been found by palaeontolo...
Published Large new titanosaurian dinosaur from the Pyrenees - Large New Titanosaurian Dinosaur from the Pyrenees
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have described the new species of titanosaur dinosaur Abditosaurus kuehnei from the rema...
Published Fossils of giant sea lizard that ruled the oceans 66 million years ago discovered - Fossils of Giant Sea Lizard that Ruled the Oceans 66 Million Years Ago Discovered
(via sciencedaily.com) Fossils of a giant killer mosasaur have been discovered, along with the fossilized remains of its pr...
Published Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre 'screwdriver teeth' found in Morocco - Fossil of Mosasaur with Bizarre 'Screwdriver Teeth' Found in Morocco
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dino...
Published New dinosaur discovered: Ankylosaurs may have been far more diverse than originally thought - New Dinosaur Discovered: Ankylosaurs May Have Been Far More Diverse Than Originally Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source First armoured dinosaur to be described from the Isle of Wight in 142 years, shows Ankylosaurs may h...
Published New species of mosasaur named for Norse sea serpent
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, large, carnivorous aquatic lizards that lived...
Published Earliest-known fossil mosquito suggests males were bloodsuckers too
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have found the earliest-known fossil mosquito in Lower Cretaceous amber from Lebanon. Wh ...
Published Newly discovered 'primitive cousins of T rex' shed light on the end of the age of dinosaurs in Africa
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have discovered the fossils of two new abelisaurs in Morocco, showing the diversity of d...
Published A lighthouse in the Gobi desert
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study explores the weight great fossil sites have on our understanding of evolutionary relatio...