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Cretaceous Period

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Fossils Reveal Animal‑Dispersed Fruits Existed Before the End‑Cretaceous Extinction

The find shifts when scientists think animals began moving flowering‑plant seeds, prompting calls for wider fossil surveys to test how common the interaction was.

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2mo ago

Genome Study Recasts Squid and Cuttlefish Evolution From Deep-Sea Origins to a Post-Extinction Boom

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7mo ago

Smithsonian to Debut Rare, Nearly Complete Pachycephalosaurus Skull for Weeklong Holiday Display

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Amber Fossils Push Origin of Insect-Manipulating Fungi Back to 133 Million Years

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last yr.

New Armored Lizard Species Identified From 77-Million-Year-Old Utah Fossils

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113-Million-Year-Old Fossil Named Oldest Known Ant Specimen

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100-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Lacewing Larvae Reveal Advanced Vision

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Fossil Discoveries Rewrite Australia's Dinosaur History

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66-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Discovered in Denmark

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75-Million-Year-Old Mammal Fossil Unearthed in Colorado

Cretaceous Period

Fossils Reveal Animal‑Dispersed Fruits Existed Before the End‑Cretaceous Extinction

Kank Australis: Heron‑Like Raptor from Southern Patagonia Identified

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Ruled the Seas, Science Study Finds

Digital Fossil Mining Reveals Giant Cretaceous Octopuses

AI Scans Reveal Giant Cretaceous Octopus Relatives Nearly 20 Meters Long

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses Identified From 27 Fossil Beaks

Fossil Beaks Point to Giant Cretaceous Octopuses, Study Says

Genome Study Recasts Squid and Cuttlefish Evolution From Deep-Sea Origins to a Post-Extinction Boom

Smithsonian to Debut Rare, Nearly Complete Pachycephalosaurus Skull for Weeklong Holiday Display

Amber Fossils Push Origin of Insect-Manipulating Fungi Back to 133 Million Years

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Cretaceous Period

New Armored Lizard Species Identified From 77-Million-Year-Old Utah Fossils

113-Million-Year-Old Fossil Named Oldest Known Ant Specimen

100-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Lacewing Larvae Reveal Advanced Vision

Fossil Discoveries Rewrite Australia's Dinosaur History

66-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Vomit Discovered in Denmark

75-Million-Year-Old Mammal Fossil Unearthed in Colorado

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Cretaceous Period