This is “Big Mama”, a fossilised Citipati (a type of oviraptorid dinosaur) She was fossilised, still brooding her nest of eggs, likely protecting them from a sandstorm 💗
Big Mama protected her eggs until the very end. Some fossils of Oviraptorids were found with eggs, leading palaeontologists to believe they were egg stealers! It was then discovered that they were their own eggs; they were just looking after them. But they had already been given the name “Oviraptor” or “Egg Thief”…😭
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some little fossil drawings in colored pencil on 5x8 sheets of paper! all $7 + shipping, dm me if you want one!! some blastoids, shells, Lake Michigan rocks and shark teeth. all drawn from life!
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In the depths of prehistoric Colombia, an enormous snake once ruled the land and waters alike. Titanoboa was a monstruous serpent which even today strikes fear into the hearts of modern-day adventurers.
A titan amongst snakes, fossil records from Colombia have revealed its immense size, estimated at up to 49 feet (15 meters!). Roaming the Earth during the Paleocene epoch about 60 million years ago, its remains have only been uncovered in Colombia. Through meticulous study and scientific ingenuity, scientists reconstructed a life-size model of Titanoboa which brought the ancient monster to life.
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Trivia Tuesday!
Where ia the Cedar Mountain Formation located?
Tune in thia evening for the answer!
Most of the Cedar Mountain Formation is found in Utah!
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BOW DOWN TO THE ANCIENT ONE
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Fossilas: crinoid stems and stars including a 6 pointed pentacrites and a pyritised ammonte
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The fossil of a 20cm baby crocodile from Germany.
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Opal in petrified wood, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Gem and Mineral Hall Collection. By Stan Celestian on Flickr. (Hi-Res)
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Jurassic World and other media things: Have their raptors have ridiculously wiggly tails
Actual raptor tails:
the tail is so stiff the tendons became bones
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a thief
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Massive fossilized Sea Lily and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
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text from porter robinson's "goodbye to a world"
every single animal in this comic is extinct. it's not too late for the ones that are left.
edit: thanks @mudcrabmassacre for the correction, smilodon fatalis did not in fact go extinct in 1023 AD. the actual prediction is around 10,000 years ago - I think i may have missed a zero or two.
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