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Cyath Kri, stranded on earth in the late Cretaceous, searches for a mountain top to construct a quantum beacon.

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2017-01-28

For of Tusoteuthis, a giant coeloid from the Late Cretaceous, meeting Troodon on a beach.

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2017-05-26

Leaellynasaura amicagraphica and its ridiculously long tail! Eumeralla Fm, Early Cretaceous, Australia

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2017-08-25

Day 10 ~ Xenoceratops lived in Canada during the Late Cretaceous, and can be distinguished from other ceratopsids by the bony projections midway up its frill

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2017-11-11

Suchomimus was a gigantic predatory dinosaur from the Middle Cretaceous, which grew to 11 metres in length!

(Credit: andreas, SameerPrehistorica)

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2018-02-19

Last of the Mesozoic stickers representing the Cretaceous, the pterosaur Tupandactylus Imperator. Sporting a large crest of soft tissue the fossils for this amazing flying animal are found in the Crato Formation of Brazil.

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2018-09-09

I decided to a originally discovered in the 1850s here in Kansas. This giant marine predator is from the Cretaceous, and we have a beautiful fossil here at the Institute.

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2018-11-19

Exciting to hear that BBC/Apple will produce a natural history series showing the life of dinosaurs and other animals during the Cretaceous, 66 mya.

if you need a paleoartist and scientific illustrator to do concept art, I’m here 👋 https://t.co/4nDoTDXKhl

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2019-05-10

And finally we have a nice little Peperomia caperata 'Rosso'. It is part of the family Piperaceae, along with peppers (Piper), which is estimated to have originated during the mid to Late Cretaceous, with the crown groups for both Peperomia and Piper being Cretaceous in origin!

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2019-08-01

15. For let’s introduce the emperor dragon. Discovered in China, Dilong was a small that lived during the early Cretaceous, and shook the foundations of theropod and tyrannosaur study with its preserved feathers. Art by Alex Lovegrove

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2019-12-15

Welcome to Huinculsaurus montesi, new theropod from by Baiano et al.!! - "A new abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Huincul formation (lower upper Neuquén Basin) of Argentina. https://t.co/yteOT3zhIO

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2020-02-06

You may be cool, but you'll never be Koolasuchus, a crocodile-sized incredibly late lasting Temnospondyl that survived into the early Cretaceous, kool.

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2020-02-21

According to the London Natural History Museum, there is only one land dinosaur who’s name begins with the letter ‘Q’, the Quaesitosaurus! A sauropod from the Late Cretaceous, name meaning ‘extraordinary lizard’ 🦕

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2020-05-29

Today we'll look at one of my favorites, the Parasaurolophus! A herbivorous euornithopod from the Late Cretaceous, first found in Canada all the way back in 1922!

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2020-06-02

The 'tyrant of dawn,' the Eotyrannus was a carnivorous theropod from the early Cretaceous, measuring about 5m in length. They are known from a skull and partial skeleton! 🦖

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2020-06-11

Their prey were either pinned (shown here with Ceratomyrmex ellenbergeri) or pierced between sharp mandibles and head appendages. Although this group was diverse during the Cretaceous, they didn't survive past the K/Pg.

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2020-08-07

Have another skull! This time, the King of the Cretaceous, the one, the only, tyrannosaurus rex! Like my other skulls, he will be available as a print when the store opens!

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2020-08-17

Discover the other side of the island in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, coming to Netflix September 18th!

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2020-09-01