Tag: Fossil
Let’s get out of our dependence on fossil fuels and Russian hydrocarbons!
Beyond being a tragedy and a major geopolitical upheaval, the Russian-Ukrainian war has had major consequences on energy prices in recent days: a barrel of oil that exceeds the symbolic…
Sahara Fossil Rivers Warn Us of the Effects of Global Warming
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This giant crocodile had swallowed a dinosaur before being fossilized
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Spinosaurids: what is it?
Spinosaurus is one of dinosaurs best known to the general public. He is part of the clade spinosaurids which includes carnivorous predators with multiple shapes and an intriguing dorsal veil.…
Dilophosaurus: what is it?
The image of the dilophosaurus among the general public is intimately linked to that of the small dinosaur with collar of Jurassic Park. This image is however far from the…
Brachiosaurus: what is it?
Brachiosaurs are among the largest and heaviest animals to ever walk the Earth. The erect necks of these giant sauropods allowed them to feed on leaves at the tops of…
The surprising last meal of a giant Cretaceous crocodile
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The Life Of This Cockroach Trapped In Amber 100 Million Years Ago Was Different From Those Of Today
Dorsal (a) and ventral (b) views of H. today in amber, (c) frontal view of the head of H. today, (d) antenna, (e) 3D model of the head of H.…
100 million year old cockroach found in exceptional condition with eyes intact
Dorsal (a) and ventral (b) views of H. today in amber, (c) frontal view of the head of H. today, (d) antenna, (e) 3D model of the head of H.…
New species of a fossil group discovered a century after the first
A fossil species previously thought to be a radiodont, a Cambrian nektonic predator, has just been reanalyzed. Its morphology allows paleontologists to classify it among the opabiniids, the last specimen…