Small fossils show mammals moved to the ground before the dinosaurs vanished. New plants changed habitats, giving better food ...

Sauropods might have lived and travelled in big herds. But how could the Cretaceous environment have supported so many giant herbivores? 'We have such a mammal-centric view of the world, but sauropods ...

Scientists analyzed the fossil record of North America in the 18 million years up to the asteroid impact between 66 and 84 ...

ULAANBAATAR: A previously unknown species of ancient mammal that lived alongside dinosaurs during the Cretaceous period, ...

In the Cretaceous event, perhaps 60 to 75 percent ... causing changes to climate and vegetation that would severely affect large herbivores, including many dinosaurs. Changes in sea level, in ...

Fossils from the late Cretaceous are less likely to be discovered, say researchers, primarily because of fewer locations with ...

As an individual, Leptoceratops, a smallish herbivore, may have been quite vulnerable to the formidable predators of the Cretaceous period. Leptoceratops roamed western North America between 67 ...

provided a fascinating glimpse into the early life of these ancient herbivores and the dangers they faced in the Late Cretaceous period. The world is more used to seeing egg fossils or fossilised ...