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The 5 Most Incredible Scenes Ever Preserved by Fossils
Frozen mid-battle forever Protoceratops with the broken arm of a Velociraptor in its mouth frozen in time due to sand slide in the Gobi Desert.
Velociraptor Feeding Recorded in Remarkable Fossil
Fossil Find Shows Evidence of a Velociraptor Feeding upon Another Dinosaur
Stenopterygius quadriscissus | AMNH
Stenopterygius quadriscissus evolved a highly modified body for aquatic life. Stenopterygius quadriscissus is an ichthyosaur, an extinct animal whose body shape closely resembled that of today's fast-swimming fishes such as the tuna. This well-preserved specimen is an ichthyosaur that died and was buried while giving birth to live young.
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research
1000 Miles on 2 Pairs of Shoes...
Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
Paleontology in the News
In 2005, Dr. Mary Schweitzer announced two groundbreaking discoveries in dinosaur paleontology. One was the identification of the gender of a dinosaur based on the bone tissue from its femur. The other was the discovery of soft-tissue preservation of blood vessel-like structures w/in the same individual. Perhaps even more important was that these finds were made in the heavily studied dinosaur species, Tyrannosaurus rex.
Paleozoic Earth - Orthoceratites & trilobites
Paleozoic Earth - Orthoceratites & trilobites on the bottom of an Ordovician sea 480 million years ago; Iapetus Ocean; Phoibic Ocean; Tornquist Sea; Paleoasiatic Ocean; Ural Ocean; Rheic Ocean - Natural History Illustration
Extinct Giant Moa Bird Loses Weight, Strength, in New Study | Amazing Science
Extinct Giant Moa Bird Loses Weight, Strength, in New Study
Astonishing fossil that immortalises two 8-foot dinosaurs locked in mortal combat could fetch a record £6 MILLION at auction
The 68-million-year-old remains of two enormous dinosaurs- To the amazement of scientists, some of the meat-eating Tyrannosaurus's razor-sharp teeth were found lodged in the Triceratops' skull. The savage Tyrannosaur's skull and chest have been crushed by a massive blow inflicted by the herbivore Triceratops
King of the tyrant lizards by Chris Ruijter / 500px
Drumheller (Canada). 'Dinosaur lovers get weak-kneed in dust-blown Drumheller, where paleontological civic pride runs high thanks to the Royal Tyrell Museum, one of the planet’s preeminent fossil collectors. The World’s Largest Dinosaur is here, too. Beyond the dino-hoopla, the area offers classic Badlands scenery and eerie, mushroom-like rock columns called hoodoos.' http://www.lonelyplanet.com/canada/alberta/drumheller
Ceratopsia III by NTamura on DeviantArt
Ceratopsia III by ~NTamura on deviantART