Illustration prehistoric sea monster called "Pliosaur", was a giant devouring other marine animals. The fossils were found on the Dorset coast, southern England.
The skull of sea monsters prehistoric era called "Pliosaur" was found in an excavation at the Dorset coast, southern England. Pliosaur figure is so great that he could easily "hacked" type Dinosarus, T Rex.
Vicious creatures called this Pliosaur, "terrorize" the inhabitants of the ocean 150 million years ago during the dinosaur era.
Experts say that the skull length 2.4 meters (8 feet / feet) This is a very large and is one of the largest ever Pliosaurus found. Pliosur length of more than 15.85 meters (52 feet / foot).
Pliosaur fossil was found by a fossil hunter along the coast "World Heritage Jurassic Coast", 95 miles along the coast and cliffs Dorset and East Devon, England.
Pliosaur is a Plesiosaur, a giant water reptile group, short neck and large, crocodile-like head. This creature is a ruthless hunter, has arms like oars 4 fruit, has a strong jaw and big, razor sharp teeth.
Dinosaur expert, Dr. Richard Forrest's analysis of fossil skull of a long pliosaur over 2.4 meters.
An employee of Dorset, with a playful sit between 2 fossil jaw pliosaur (right) who could swallow it whole. Fragmentary fossils, including skulls muzzle pliosaur found on a beach in Dorset (left).
Dr Richard Foorest with fossil skull fragments pliosaur.
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Montana - A husband and wife paleontologist has discovered a new species of dinosaur that lived 112 million years ago in what is now the Montana. Uniquely, these dinosaurs have a hard layer on the skin that resemble armored vehicles.
Both of them, Bill and Kris Parsons, of the Buffalo Museum of Science, New York, found the dino skull is on a hillside in Montana in 1997. They then continued the search and digging up fossils collected nearly complete, including the skull with a protective layer, cut the ribs, spine, and leg bones.
Animals which later was named Tatankacephalus cooneyorum is a kind of Ankylosaurus, plant-eating dinosaur whose body was covered with a layer of bone. It may be colored layers, and similar material kerapak turtle or bird's beak.
"They were big dinosaurs that walked on four legs and berpelindung like a Sherman tank," said Bill Parsons of the animals whose length reaches 4.5 to 6 meters.
In addition to armored dinosaur is equipped also with two pairs of pointy horns, one on his cheek and one pair again around her eyes. He has two thick layers at the back of the head and the hard part around the nose.
Bill Parsons believed, during his lifetime, T cooneyorum covered with hundreds or thousands of pieces of hard coating, a hard fins on the back, and the thorns on the tail, similar to Ankylosaurus.
To avoid predators, Ankylosaurus probably lowered his body on the ground and pulled his head, while the horns on his head to protect from bites to the neck.
The species found in this allegedly is the type that appears after a more primitive Ankylosaurus Ankylosaurus present and then with larger antlers and more curved nose section.
source: (Kompas.com)
Independent analysis states that in the primate fossil mid-May and is not a direct ancestor of humans as previously claimed.
Fossils 47 million years old was given the scientific name and dubbed as Darwinius masillae Ida. He was regarded as "the eighth wonder of the world", "Mona Lisa" and an evolution of the "Rosetta Stone", according to the researchers announced.
They said the fossil is missing link or missing link between humans and the animal world.
Erik Seiffert, a new study lead researcher said, "The view which considers that Ida has a special relationship with the higher primates such as monkeys, apes and humans, is a minority view from the beginning. So it was only surprised many people who study primates Paleontology. "
Seiffert new analysis begins with efforts to identify other primate fossils are Afradapis longicristatus, who allegedly has strong links with Darwinius.
Then the researchers compared the 360 anatomical features of the 117 living primate species or extinct. They also prepared a family tree. Analysis shows that the two primate branch is located at the beginning of the branch that produces lemurs, and far from the lineage of monkeys and great apes. Furthermore, the researchers say that both types have no modern descendants.
A new study published in Nature, opposed the idea that Darwinius is an important part of the human lineage. Previous researchers have chosen Ida feature in the face, teeth, and feet similar to the higher apes, but the new research team, argued that these features may be the result of convergent evolution.
The researchers who discovered Darwinius cling to their findings, and maintain that Ida was a spectacular discovery. They also said that the framework Darwinius far more complete than Afradapis and show characteristics of higher primates, such as bones in the foot
But Seiffert said that Darwinius not play an important role in human origins, and is more closely related to lemurs and lorises. Seiffert said, "last Darwinius ancestor is the same ancestor that gave rise to all primates".
Source: inilah.com
There are some fossils, called the "China dragon fossils", which recently exhibited in the Xinwei Ancient Life Fossils Museum, Anshun, Guizhou.
When archaeologists discovered a fossil, they found the dragon had a pair of horns on his head and shape as the dragon is a legendary animal often described in books and stories.
Dragon is often appeared in Chinese legends. Dragon with two horns on the head is considered as a totem. Totem of the first display by Chinese ancestors and worshiped by Chinese people. Therefore, Chinese people are also called the "descendents from dragon". For a long time, scientists thought that the dragon was a fictional animal existing only in the story.
Dragon fossil was found in Guanling County, Anshun City, in 1996, and has been kept in good condition. overall length 7.6 meters. Head with 76 cm in length and neck length 54 cm. Her body is 2.7 meters long and 68 cm wide it is, and a long tail with 3.7 meters.
Dragon Head is in the form of a triangle. Estuary is 43 cm long. With the wide part of the head length of 32 cm. Horn extensive project from the head, and symmetrical and 27 centimeters long. They are slightly curved and tilted, which makes the fossil look very like the legendary dragon.
Chinese dragon is a reptile animal living in the ocean in Triassic Period about 200 million years ago. A amphibians. He spent most of the time living in the water, although sometimes it walked on land. He also laid eggs on the ground. Animals that live on small fish and reptiles animals.
This is the first time that China found a dragon fossil with a pair of horns. the discovery provides some evidence to prove that dragons might really have horns. Fossils that provide important scientific information for people to trace the origin of the legendary Chinese dragon.
By artist Gary Chang. provide "proof" that dragons really existed ...
This is a detailed fosiil bodies that we find it hard to believe is not genuine archeological. Noted dragon artist Gary Chang has made Faux "plaster" is actually a place in the ground where he thought the dragon's body was found. in detail that each vertebra and nails look, this quality designer resin work proudly displayed on the gallery wall or desktop.
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