This beast weighed the same as an upright Schumann piano. A new species of predator that formerly thrived in Europe has been identified by an international team of paleontologists. All because of a petrified lower jaw. This new species is a member of the carnivore group known as "bear dogs," so named because they resembled a hybrid between a huge dog and a bear. To be … [Read more...] about Species of Prehistoric European “Bear Dog” Named After Human-Eating Cyclops
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A Prehistoric Frog Tragedy Could Have Caused An Ancient Amphibian “Death Ditch”
8,000 old toad and frog bones discovered in a ditch during an excavation along the route of a new road near Cambridge, UK, have scientists confused. Between 2016 and 2018, the bones were discovered in a 14-meter-long [6-foot] ditch during excavations. They were discovered in the Middle and Late Iron Ages by an Iron Age roundhouse. The scientists had to dig through a meter of … [Read more...] about A Prehistoric Frog Tragedy Could Have Caused An Ancient Amphibian “Death Ditch”
Amazing Discovery: Perfectly Preserved Cave Lion Found in Siberia
In 2021, a perfectly preserved cave lion was discovered in Siberia, thanks to the permafrost. This incredible discovery has shed new light on the world of prehistoric predators and provided us with valuable information about the ecosystem in which they lived. The discovery was made by a team of scientists led by Dr. Albert Protopopov, a leading paleontologist at the … [Read more...] about Amazing Discovery: Perfectly Preserved Cave Lion Found in Siberia