What are unusual fossils?
What are unusual fossils?
A species of wormlike marine invertebrate has been uncovered. The animals are fossil echinoderms from the Silurian Period, making them about 435 million years old. Now extinct, they are distant relatives of starfish and sea cucumbers.
Did the Quetzalcoatlus exist?
Quetzalcoatlus lived during the Late Cretaceous and resided in North America. The first Quetzalcoatlus fossil was discovered in 1975. Quick facts about Quetzalcoatlus: Existed from 72.1 million years ago to 66 million years ago.
Has a T rex skeleton been found?
Scientists have revealed the world’s first ever complete T-rex skeleton – found after it fell to its death in a deadly duel with a triceratops. It has been described as ‘one of the most important paleontological discoveries of our time’ – and is the only 100\% complete T-rex ever found.
What fossils have been discovered?
5 Most Impressive Dinosaur Fossils Ever Found
- A Fossilised Fight. Discovered in Mongolia in 1971, this Velociraptor and Protoceratops will remain forever mid-fight.
- The Largest Tyrannosaurus Rex Ever Found.
- The Most Realistic Dinosaur Fossil.
- Prehistoric Poo.
- Sea Monster Having Babies.
Where was the Tully monster found?
Illinois
The famed Tully Monster fossil – formally known as Tullimonstrum – was first discovered at Mazon Creek in in Illinois in the 1950s. Ever since it was found, scientists have been unable to agree on whether Tully was a vertebrate (with a backbone) or an invertebrate (no backbone).
Are Quetzal dinosaurs?
Quetzalcoatlus was a pterosaur, a type of flying reptile. It was not a dinosaur, though it lived during the same period. Quetzalcoatlus lived during the Late Cretaceous and resided in North America.
What did Quetzalcoatlus look like?
The answer: sort of like a cross between a giraffe and a stork, though with all of this being over-ridden by uniquely pterosaurian weirdness; membranous wings supported by giant fingers, a large cranial crest, plantigrade feet, and so on.