Late Cretaceous

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Amazing “Hell Chicken” Discovery Reveals a Fruit-Eating Dinosaur

A remarkable theropod discovery is providing fresh insights into the diets of prehistoric animals. Scientists have identified a new species of small, feathered dinosaur that appears to have been specially adapted to eat fruit. Named Infernogallus jamesi, this unusual, potential fruit-eating dinosaur lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous and shared its environment with

07/11/2026 everythingdinosaur

Tromerosaurus: Beast of the Week

 This week we are checking out a newly described predatory dinosaur with a truly frightening and fantastical name.  Look out for Tromerosaurus solumons!Tromerosaurus was a theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Southern Alberta, Canada, during the late Cretaceous period, between 76 and 77 million years ago.  It measured about 30 feet (7meters) from snout to tail and would have been a meat-eater when alive.  It's genus name translates to "frightening lizard/reptile" and the species name to "

18/10/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek

Remarkable New Tyrannosaur Highlights an Evolutionary Puzzle

A new species of large tyrannosaur has been named and described from fossils found in Alberta (Canada). The new theropod, Tromerosaurus solumons, lived around 76 million years ago (Campanian faunal stage of the Late Cretaceous). Intriguingly, this predator possessed a mixture of anatomical characteristics associated with two major tyrannosaurid lineages. The study could change our

05/10/2026 everythingdinosaur

Extraordinary Probable T. rex Trackway Discovered in North Dakota

An extraordinary trace fossil probably a Tyrannosaurus rex trackway has been discovered in North Dakota. It provides a rare glimpse of a giant theropod walking through the Late Cretaceous landscape. The four huge footprints date to approximately 66.5 million years ago (Maastrichtian faunal stage). Scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool

13/09/2026 everythingdinosaur

A New Genus of Troodontid Dinosaur from New Mexico

Palaeontologists have named a new species of theropod dinosaur from New Mexico. The dinosaur, Dinevenator robustus, lived around 73 million years ago (Campanian faunal stage of the Late Cretaceous). Researchers identified the dinosaur from a fossil skull bone (a frontal) found in north-western New Mexico. It represents a new genus and species of troodontid. Troodontids

13/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

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Cretaceous Period

Cenomanian

100.5000 – 93.9000

Turonian

93.9000 – 89.8000

Coniacian

89.8000 – 85.7000

Santonian

85.7000 – 83.6000

Campanian

83.6000 – 72.2000

Maastrichtian

72.2000 – 66.0000