Category: Ancient

In the rugged terrain of Alberta, Canada, an extгаoгdіпагу and ancient marvel has been ᴜпeагtһed—a сoɩoѕѕаɩ natural ammonite, a testament to the eагtһ’s geological history and the wonders it holds beneath its surface. This іпсгedіЬɩe discovery, dating back to approximately 71 million years ago, offeгѕ a glimpse into the distant past, where prehistoric oceans teemed…

Tһe mаmmotһ jаw, а гeɩіс ѕteeрed іп апtіqᴜіtу, Ьeсomeѕ а tапɡіЬɩe ɩіпk to а woгɩd oЬѕсᴜгed Ьу tһe mіѕtѕ of tіme. It eⱱokeѕ іmаɡeѕ of а Ьуɡoпe eга wһeп сoɩoѕѕаɩ сгeаtᴜгeѕ ɩіke mаmmotһѕ гoаmed tһe eагtһ, ɩeаⱱіпɡ ап іпdeɩіЬɩe mагk oп tһe ргeһіѕtoгіс ѕtаɡe. Weаtһeгed Ьу mіɩɩeппіа, tһe jаwЬoпe tгапѕfoгmѕ іпto а рoгtаɩ, іпⱱіtіпɡ ᴜѕ…

Australia’s most intact Cooyoo australis fossil discovered in Richmond with specimen in its belly The fossil of a predator fish that existed more than 100 million years ago has been discovered in north-west Queensland. Experts believe it is one Australia’s most intact fossils of the Cooyoo australis fish — a large carnivore that once swam Queensland’s…

Brazil’s largest ever dinosaur is found: Fossils discovered in a cupboard after 60 years shed light on 82ft-long beast A South American dinosaur of truly magnificent proportions is claimed to be the largest ever to have been discovered in Brazil. Brazilian scientists say they have discovered the fossil of the largest dinosaur ever found in…

Dinosaur fossil from 98 million-years-ago unearthed in Argentina may have been the largest animal to ever walk the Earth, study claims   The fossilised bones of a dinosaur unearthed in Argentina that would have stomped the earth 98 million years ago may have been the largest land animal ever. Local palaeontologists found the remains —…

Fossil has been unveiled at the National Museum of Scotland. 170 million-year-old fossil of flying reptile unveiled The most important pterodactyl fossil find in Britain in around 200 years has been put on display for the first time. It dates back more than 170 million years and has been described as the “discovery of the…

They were the largest animals to ever walk the Earth: sauropods, a dinosaur clade of such immense size and stature, they’re sometimes dubbed ‘thunder lizards’. These towering hulks – including Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus, and Diplodocus among others – needed four thick, powerful legs to support and transport their massive bodies. At least, most of the time.…

The well-preserved tracks were left in the silt by a species of bird that would have made even today’s ostriches seem tame. Standing up to 3 meters in height and sporting razor-sharp claws as well as a beak capable of piercing a human’s skull, terror birds were a group of enormous predatory flightless birds which…

Paleontologists have been excavating the Pipestone Creek bonebed since the 1970s A photo of the dinosaur bonebed site near Pipestone Creek, west of Grande Prairie Alta., taken on June 22. (Submitted by Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum) Paleontologists have excavated more bones from a site near Grande Prairie, Alta., that will help provide a glimpse…

The extreme weather in Texas has left about 70 tracks exposed in Dinosaur Valley State Park, and experts believe some of them belong to a massive 60ft-tall Paluxysaurus One of the longest dinosaur tracks in the world has been exposed in the United States thanks to a drought. Footprints thought to date back a staggering…