The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

This period was preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretaceous Period. It was a time of significant ... More ...

In the vast and mysterious depths of prehistoric oceans, colossal creatures once ruled the waters. These marine giants, such ...

In the warmth of the late Cretaceous, sea levels were much higher ... including sea turtles, sharks and saber-toothed salmon. This part of New Jersey was about 70 feet underwater and 15 to 30 ...

Milner said the fish were thought to be extinct from an asteroid strike at the end of the Cretaceous until a species ... Experts attribute the prevalence of shark and other fish finds extracted ...

Matching Dinosaur Footprints Found on Opposite Sides of the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 26, 2024 — An international team of paleontologists has found matching sets of Early Cretaceous dinosaur ...

Spring is having one helluva time freeing itself from the cobwebs of winter. While meteorological narratives indicate April can run as hot and cold as any other month out there, one might anticipate ...

Fish filled in the oceans, food to fuel sharks, which were fast ruling the waters in the absence of the giant mosasaurs and plesiosaurs of the Cretaceous. Squid and other soft-bodied cephalopods ...

The western United States is a treasure trove due to a combination of factors: We live during a sweet spot in time when the rock layers laid down during the end of the Cretaceous Period have ...

“So then I could start to see like, oh, we have a mass death event here, and it’s near the end of the Cretaceous period ... one of a rotting dinosaur carcass being eaten by a shark) and “magic walls” ...

Mosasaurus was an apex predator of the late Cretaceous period, growing up to 50 feet in length. Equipped with powerful jaws and conical teeth, this marine reptile could easily crush the shells of ...