Tag Paleontology - results: 88
A new species of ancient penguins, which was most similar to the modern
the Ancient penguin species Kupoupou stilwelli Regular readers of our site already know that the ancestors of modern penguins was from an adult and were excellent swimmers. We, at least, was convinced due in 2018 remains relativel...
In the United States discovered the remains of the very first trees on Earth
some look so ancient trees archaeopteris At the moment nobody can tell us exactly what awaits humanity in the future. However, thanks to the work of archaeologists and paleontologists, today we can state with fairly high confidenc...
What are the parasites living in the feathers of dinosaurs?
looks like an unknown parasite, stuck in amber Today we know that many dinosaurs were covered with feathers, but it was not always so. From childhood we are told about the giant reptiles, and the film portrayed it as a scaly . Agr...
In Russia found the remains of the biggest dinosaur in history
of Sauropods can be identified by their long neck. In one of our previous articles that in Russia it is almost impossible to find the remains of dinosaurs. This is true, but there are rare exceptions — recently, on the territory o...
Some dinosaurs could shed and replace their teeth like modern sharks As you know, the ability to change the teeth depending on children possess not only people, but even some animals. However, probably only the smallest part of th...
Found the remains of the oldest dog in the world
In Siberia found the head of 18,000-year-old puppy In one of our previous articles we mentioned that in Russia, to discover the fossils of dinosaurs. But in Siberia, paleontologists often find the bodies of ancient mammoths and wo...
Why the ancient predators were the huge heads?
it looked like garinii according to the artist Millions of years ago, our planet was inhabited by the most unusual animals, the existence of which many of us do not even know. For example, recently on the territory of modern Argen...
What is known about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?
asteroid Impact was the cause of the chain of dramatic events Despite the extreme weather situation in which the world today, we are incredibly lucky to live in XXI century and not in the era of the Cretaceous period. It was then,...
Found the skull of an ancient snake is able to walk
Najash is an intermediate form between lizards and snakes Archaeologists are rarely able to detect exceptional fossil, which allows you to look at the evolution of a particular group of organisms, however, this time the experts we...
Found the remains of previously unknown species of sharks
picture of a shark that lived in the time of dinosaurs Millions of years ago on our planet lived not only the huge dinosaurs, but many other animals. Among them were even sharks, skeletons which are located in various corners of t...
reconstruction of the extinct anthropoid apes of gigantopithecus Bigfoot or Yeti — the mysterious humanoid creature, pseudo-scientific evidence of the existence of which occasionally pop up in modern media. In order to try t...
Traces of ancient hunters of mammoths can be found even without excavations.
the Ancient people hunted mammoths, hoping to gain meat and wool. the Fossilized remains of mammoths in most of the time , but there are a few places where the traces of these ancient giants. One of these is the desert of White Sa...
In Thailand, a new species of dinosaur
t-Rex with his ancestor Vayuraptor nongbualamphuensis Just imagine — right now, hundreds of metres below you, can be buried the bones of ancient animals or valuable items from thousands of years ago. Unfortunately, on the territor...
As the monkey learned to walk on two legs?
look like baboons — they are we will mention just below. Millions of years ago was charged with four limbs. In the course of evolution, they somehow learned to walk on two legs, but scientists still cannot come to a consensus abou...
In Mexico found the teeth of the worst sharks in the history
Millions of years ago in the waters of our planet lived real giants Just think — right now as you read this news on several parts of the world archaeologists relentlessly . Their enthusiasm is easy to understand because finding an...
Why the ancient inhabitants of the seas has lined up?
So millions of years ago looked turn of the trilobites Each of us saw what was happening on the streets during rush hour — the roads are crowded standing one behind the other cars, and stores are built for food. You will not belie...
Why extinct human relatives were “hobbits”?
Despite the fact that Homo floresiensis was strongly reminiscent of the General characteristics of modern man, his height was only about 1 meter in height not every day scientists are able to find and discover new species of man. ...
Dinosaurs could destroy a car with his teeth
the Rise of tyrannosaurs reached six meters. just Think — millions of years ago on our planet there were hundreds of kinds of dinosaurs and a huge meeting with any of them for the modern man would equal certain death. Dangerous an...
The reconstructed image women of the stone age
Perhaps the appearance of a woman who lived in the Land of 7.5 thousand years ago, can remind you of someone from your friends Try to imagine a person living on the Earth 7.5 thousand years ago. You also just seems kind of terribl...
Found the remains of the main enemy of the dinosaurs
Crocodiles have the most powerful bite of all the animals existing on the planet Surely each of us in childhood was watching documentaries about inhabited the Earth millions of years ago dinosaurs. In spite of these , many of us t...