Fossils

5 posts

New Cousin to the Velociraptor Discovered in China

Liaoning Province in China is known for the substantial amount of dinosaur fossils that’ve turned up in the dirt there. Over the years everything from insects to fish to plants have been discovered in such detail that even skin textures hav

Animal / Archaeology / Birds

50 Prius-Sized Wombat Fossils Discovered in Australia

Wombats are like the koala’s derpy ground-dwelling brother. They’re harmless, adorable and just keep their noses to the ground without being a bother to anyone. They’re about the size of a small, fat, over-inflated dog/gopher hybrid that li

Animals / Archaeology / Australia

Awesome! Hear the Sounds of Dinosaurs!

In the movie, Jurassic Park, sound designer Ben Burtt tried to create what he thought prehistoric beasts might’ve sounded like when they walked the Earth. Using currently existing animals and a little exaggeration, no one will ever forget t

Animals / Creature / Dinosaurs

“Bone Devourer” Worm Disolves Bone By Puking Acid!

It’s like Ridley Scott had a hand in designing worms. Those dainty little flower-like objects in the picture above are anything but dainty little flower-like objects. Those things are worms of the Osedax (Latin for “bone devourer”) family o

Animals / Fossils / Worm

Fossil Of Terrifyingly Toothy Bird Found

The figure of pure terror you see before you is not the mascot of an arena league football team. Rather, it’s the artist rendering of an ancient seabird which once roamed modern-day Chile. Fossils of the creature were recently discovered ju

Ancient Civilizations / Fossils