A Sea Monster With A Shell
A Sea Monster With A Shell Cameroceras belongs to a world far older than dinosaurs, sharks, or marine reptiles. It…
Science Mystery
A Predator Preserved Mid-Story
A Predator Preserved Mid-Story Some fossils preserve bones. Others preserve a moment. Xiphactinus is famous because one specimen appears to…
The Sloth That Looked Like A Beast
The Sloth That Looked Like A Beast Modern sloths are small, slow, tree-dwelling animals. Megatherium was something else entirely. Megatherium…
The Dinosaur That Refuses To Stay Solved
The Dinosaur That Refuses To Stay Solved Spinosaurus is one of the most debated dinosaurs in the world. It had…
The Crocodile That Looked Wrong
The Crocodile That Looked Wrong Kaprosuchus saharicus is one of those fossil animals where the nickname almost sounds fake: BoarCroc….
The Neck That Made No Sense
The Neck That Made No Sense Tanystropheus is one of the strangest reptiles of the Triassic Period. Its body was…
The Real Giant Ape
The Real Giant Ape Gigantopithecus blacki sounds like it belongs to monster legend, but it was real. It was the…
The Other Giant Pterosaur
The Other Giant Pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus gets most of the fame, but it was not the only giant pterosaur that makes…
A Fossil Misread For Generations
A Fossil Misread For Generations Some fossils are mysterious because they are hidden. Others are mysterious because they sit in…
The River Predator Dinosaurs Had To Fear
The River Predator Dinosaurs Had To Fear In the Late Cretaceous, danger did not always come from claws on land….