Stethacanthus was a primitive proto-shark which swam the seas from the late Devonian Period to the end of the Carboniferous Period approximately 380-300 million years ago. Fossils of various species of this genus have been found worldwide. Stethacanthus is distinctive… Read More ›
Manes, Lares, and Lemures. © Jason R. Abdale (August 21, 2021). When is the most fearful time of year, a time of ghosts, ghouls, and monsters? One might naturally say “Halloween, of course” with a certain undertone of irritation. After… Read More ›
Diplodoselache, meaning “double-toothed shark”, was a prehistoric freshwater proto-shark which lived in Scotland during the early Carboniferous Period 345-330 million years ago. Teeth of this animal were discovered in the Wardie Shale Formation of Scotland’s Midland Valley during the 1840s,… Read More ›
Aerotitan was a pterosaur which lived in South America during the late Cretaceous Period 70 million years ago. The only fossil of this creature, consisting of just the front end of the upper jaw, was discovered in the early 2000s… Read More ›
Wheat in a field. Public domain image, Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheat_in_field.jpg. April 25 was the date of an ancient Roman festival called the Robigalia. Robigo was the god of wheat blight…yes, the Romans had gods and goddesses for practically everything. For… Read More ›
Sulcusuchus was a small polycotylid plesiosaur which lived off the coast of Argentina during the late Cretaceous Period around 70 million years ago. The fossils of this animal (collection ID code: MLP 88-IV-10-1) were first discovered 25 km north of… Read More ›
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