Mosasaurus: The Real Sea Monster of the Cretaceous Ocean
Mosasaurus: The Real Sea Monster of the Cretaceous Ocean Mosasaurus is often thrown into the same mental box as dinosaurs…
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Thylacoleo: The Misleading Lion of Prehistoric Australia
Thylacoleo: The Misleading Lion of Prehistoric Australia Australia’s prehistoric past was not just kangaroos, wombats, and quiet open plains. During…
Quetzalcoatlus: The Giraffe-Sized Aircraft of the Ancient Sky
Quetzalcoatlus: The Giraffe-Sized Aircraft of the Ancient Sky Quetzalcoatlus is one of those prehistoric animals that sounds fake until the…
Sarcosuchus: The Invisible Trap of the Cretaceous River
Sarcosuchus: The Invisible Trap of the Cretaceous River In the age of dinosaurs, danger did not only come from the…
Helicoprion: The Prehistoric Shark with a Buzzsaw Jaw
Helicoprion: The Prehistoric Shark with a Buzzsaw Jaw Some fossils are confusing because they are incomplete. Others are confusing because…
Dunkleosteus: The Ancient Tank of the Devonian Sea
Dunkleosteus: The Ancient Tank of the Devonian Sea Long before the age of giant marine reptiles, long before mosasaurs, plesiosaurs,…
A Galaxy Shaped Like a Question
A Galaxy Shaped Like a Question Hoag’s Object is one of the most visually striking galaxies ever photographed. A bright…
A Waterfall That Looked Like a Missing-Water Problem
A Waterfall That Looked Like a Missing-Water Problem At Devil’s Kettle in Minnesota, part of the Brule River plunges into…
A White Ocean Under a Dark Sky
A White Ocean Under a Dark Sky For centuries, sailors described rare nights when vast areas of ocean glowed with…
A Sky Image Made from Bronze and Gold
A Sky Image Made from Bronze and Gold The Nebra Sky Disc is one of the most important archaeological finds…