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10 Cretaceous Animals That Weren’t Dinosaurs
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Not all Cretaceous animals were dinosaurs. See 10 other animals in the Cretaceous period that roamed the Earth.
Utahraptor: The Salty Saga of a Killer Dinosaur
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Utahraptors lived around 135 million years ago in the late Cretaceous Period. So what does salt have to do with these massive dinosaurs whose fossils were first discovered in 1975?
Dinosaur Encyclopedia
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Dinosaurs have captured our imaginations and these articles will lead you into the world of dinosaur research and back to the age of dinosaurs.
Fossils of Ancient Filter-feeding Fish Discovered in Colorado
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The unusual fossils provide details about bony, bigmouth fish in the genus Rhinconichthys. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.
Carnotaurus
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Carnotaurus was a sauropod of spectacular proportions. Learn more about the Carnotaurus, Early Cretaceous dinosaurs, and dinosaurs of all eras.
Rare Egyptian Fossil Find Holds Clues About African Dinosaur Migration
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A new dinosaur species discovered in Egypt is being heralded as the holy grail of finds. HowStuffWork looks at the new dinosaur found in Egypt.
What Was the Biggest Dinosaur? Here Are the 4 Best Estimates
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Determining the biggest dinosaur is a tricky process. Dinosaurs are extinct, so scientists can't simply go out and measure the world's biggest dinosaurs.
Giganotosaurus Was One of the Largest Carnivorous Dinosaurs That Ever Lived
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Constantly compared to the Tyrannosaurus rex, the Giganotosaurus was one of a handful of dinosaurs that rivaled, or possibly exceeded, the creature in size.
The Ultimate Pterodactyl Quiz
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In traditional scientific writing, as well as science fiction, pterodactyls were portrayed as ugly and evil, bat-like creatures. Yet new scientific evidence has unearthed some startling facts about pterodactyls. Turns out they may not have been as ugly or as evil as we once thought. Take this quiz to consider the pterodactyl in a new light.
Dinosaur Extinction
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Dinosaurs went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Era. Learn the theories that try to explain what happened to the dinosaurs and why they went extinct.