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Arthropleura: The Biggest Millipede Ever (So Far)
The vast expanse of Earth’s natural history has seen the planet play host to fantastic creatures like dinosaurs…
This giant kangaroo once roamed New Guinea – descended from an Australian ancestor that migrated millions of years ago
Illustration by Peter Schouten, Author provided Isaac Alan Robert Kerr, Flinders University Long ago, almost up until the…
What Exactly Was a “Cave Lion?”
PBS Eons takes us on a tour of the latest findings about the long-extinct relatives of today’s African…
Yorkicystis, the 500 million-year-old relative of starfish that lost its skeleton
Reconstruction of the prehistoric Yorkicystis haefneri adapted from fossil evidence, created by Hugo Salais (Metazoa Studio). Samuel Zamora,…
Tiny tracks tell of ancient paths made by gerbils and spiders on South Africa’s south coast
Branching gerbil burrows leading to a debris mound preserved on an ancient dune surface. Charles Helm Martin Lockley,…
The Island of Small Dinosaurs and Giant Apex Pterosaurs
PBS Eons gives viewers a glimpse into the evolutionary mysteries surrounding the ancient Hațeg Island which existed during…
Nerve Tissue Impressions Preserved In 500-Million-Year-Old Arthropod Fossils
It’s true that nature certainly seems relentless, in that it is only capable of preserving such a small…
How Teeth Changed the Evolution Game (And Why Some Animals Lost Them Anyway)
There’s a conundrum in the paleontological community that’s been going on for quite some time. Did teeth evolve…
Greenland Greets “Cold Bone,” Its First Native Dinosaur Find
Greenland has been a place of intrigue since time immemorial. It is the largest island on Earth, sitting…
100-Million-Year-Old Lacewing Larvae Trapped in Myanmar Amber Reveal Their Intriguing Features
For decades now, scientists have been on a constant search for finding clues about our planet’s vast, ancient…