Tag: paleontology
Non-Fiction for Children: With Dinosaurs on the Beach
Two special non-fiction books present researchers who found skeletons from another time. source site
Million year old blossom in amber – knowledge
Millions of years old, very large and with several pollen grains: An extraordinary flower in amber has been re-analyzed by two scientists. With a size of almost three centimetres, it…
Mini dinosaurs with a big appetite – knowledge
In the stomach of a fossilized dinosaur, researchers have discovered a complete foot of a small mammal. Before dying, the Microraptor had devoured a mammal the size of a mouse,…
Why carnivorous dinosaurs became vegetarians – Knowledge
“Mom, I’m vegan now!” It was probably the same with dinosaurs – only over many generations. In any case, the ancestors of some herbivorous dinosaurs, such as the long-necked Diplodocus,…
Ichthyosaurs: where fish lizards had their children – Knowledge
Ichthyosaurs have been strange animals. They looked like dolphins but were reptiles; her name means “fish lizards”. They didn’t lay eggs, instead they gave birth to their young alive. And…
Paleontology: Asteroid Study: Are the Data Fake?
The dinosaurs died out in the spring – that’s what two researchers supposedly found out independently. Now one accuses the other of cheating. source site
Paleontology: Asteroid Study: Are the Data Fake?
The dinosaurs died out in the spring – that’s what two researchers supposedly found out independently. Now one accuses the other of cheating. source site
Paleontology: A T-Rex for the living room
Dinosaur bones belong in a museum? Not necessarily in the USA: In New York, a tyrannosaurus skull is to be auctioned off at Sotheby’s for 20 million dollars. This puts…
When dinosaurs fight – knowledge
It is obvious that ankylosaurs were able to defend themselves: the animals had a spiky shell and a long tail with a club-like tip, which not least could scare off…
Paleontology: Fossil 47-million-year-old snake proves live birth
paleontology Fossil 47-million-year-old snake proves live birth The Messelboa Messelophis variatus is the world’s first fossil record of viviparous snakes. photo ©Senckenberg Snakes usually lay eggs. But as early as…