Had you been swimming out in the open seas during the Jurassic period, you might spot something that looks like a dolphin; it’s a reptile called an ichthyosaur, and it’s one kind among many reptiles that swam those ancient seas.
Related Posts
A Throwback to the Time When Fish Were Armored
PBS Eons brings us back to the time of early Earth—earlier than even the dinosaurs—when fish wore armor…
Scientists Discover Over 30,000 Hidden Viruses In Microbial DNA
A team of scientists at the University of Innsbruck has discovered over 30,000 viruses hidden in the DNA…
From wolf to chihuahua: new research reveals where the dingo sits on the evolutionary timeline of dogs
Barry Eggleton, Author provided Matt A. Field, James Cook University and J. William O. Ballard, La Trobe University…
Ancient leaf waxes reveal a wetter African past than dust records suggested
New evidence from ancient leaf waxes reveals that northern African summer rainfall remained stable even as the world plunged into an ice age, challenging a long-held view of the continent's climate history.