Read more about the article Scientists Find Massive Haul Of 80-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur Eggs
CT scans of the best-preserved egg-clutch (CPPLIP 1798). (a) 3D rendering of the bottom of the clutch in CPPLIP 1798. (b) General view of the clutch at the same orientation, showing the external part of the lower hemisphere of the eggs. (c) Top view of the lower egg row, showing the inner part of the lower hemisphere of the eggs. (d) Lateral view of CPPLIP 1798, showing lower egg row with higher shells at both ends and part of the upper egg row. In dark orange, eggshell fragments within the eggs. Note that the incompleteness (“holes”) of some eggs in B and C are due to the lack of the eggshells and/or poor resolution of the CT scan. In A the shape of each egg is maintained due to the sedimentary internal mold. Scale bar 10 cm. (Dr Agustin G. Martinelli/Newsflash)

Scientists Find Massive Haul Of 80-Million-Year-Old Titanosaur Eggs

Scientists have unearthed the first titanosaur nesting site in Brazil after they found about 20 of these massive, 80-million-year-old dinosaur eggs. The dinosaur egg nest, which dates back to the…

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Read more about the article Dinosaur Remains Believed To Be Europes Most Complete Titanosaur Discovered Near Pyrenees
Artistic image of Abditosaurus kuehnei,the new species of dinosaur discovered in Lleida, Spain. (ICP/Newsflash)

Dinosaur Remains Believed To Be Europes Most Complete Titanosaur Discovered Near Pyrenees

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered near the Pyrenees and its fossilised remains have been deemed to be the most complete in Europe. The excavation, which was overseen…

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Read more about the article Woman Finds Long Lost Tortoise Under Bed Looking Like It Had Been Fossilised After It Disappeared In 2009
Woman accidentally finds missing turtle after 12 years in her home in Chengdu, China. (50689999/AsiaWire)

Woman Finds Long Lost Tortoise Under Bed Looking Like It Had Been Fossilised After It Disappeared In 2009

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A Chinese woman has found the body of her long lost missing tortoise under her bed and hard as stone as if it had been fossilised after it went missing…

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Read more about the article New Dinosaur Species That Lived In Greenland Over 200 Million Years Ago Named Cold Bone
Living reconstruction of Issi saaneq, a newly discovered dinosaur that lived on Greenland 214 million years ago. (Victor Beccari/Newsflash)

New Dinosaur Species That Lived In Greenland Over 200 Million Years Ago Named Cold Bone

This 13-foot-long dinosaur whose fossilised remains were unearthed under the freezing ice sheets of Greenland has earned the name 'Cold bone' in tribute to the location's Inuit people. The dinosaur's…

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Read more about the article New Species Of Indestructible Water Bear Found Fossilised In 16 Million Year Old Amber
Artistic reconstruction of Paradoryphoribius chronocaribbeus in moss.

New Species Of Indestructible Water Bear Found Fossilised In 16 Million Year Old Amber

A new species of ‘indestructible’ water bear has been found fossilised in a chunk of amber dating back 16 million years. Tardigrades, also known as water bears and moss piglets,…

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Read more about the article Spider Mum Frozen In Time By Fossilised Amber Still Protecting Her Young 99 Million Years Later
A female lagonmegoid spider in her egg sac in Burmese amber.

Spider Mum Frozen In Time By Fossilised Amber Still Protecting Her Young 99 Million Years Later

This 99-million-year-old spider mum frozen in time by solidified amber is the oldest piece of evidence showing that ancient spiders kept a close eye on their hatchlings. Four separate chunks…

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Read more about the article Fossilised Cake Baked In Middle Of World War II For Palm Sunday Found In Kitchen Of German Home Bombed By Allies
Lisa Renn (left) and Doris Muhrenberg (right) inspect the find buried during the air raid in 1942 -the sugar decorations are clearly visible in the foreground and the cake is still wrapped in wax paper at the far end.

Fossilised Cake Baked In Middle Of World War II For Palm Sunday Found In Kitchen Of German Home Bombed By Allies

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A fossilised cake baked the day before Palm Sunday celebrations in 1942 has been unearthed nearly 80-years-later in the kitchen of a German home that was flattened by an Allied…

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Read more about the article Whale With Legs And A Crocodile Snout Named After Anubis The God Of Death As It Would Have Terrifed On Land And Sea
The Egyptian Ministry of Environment discovered a fossil of a new type of amphibious whale fossils that lived 43 million years ago in Faiyum, Egypt which is called 'Phiomicetus anubis'.

Whale With Legs And A Crocodile Snout Named After Anubis The God Of Death As It Would Have Terrifed On Land And Sea

Researchers in Egypt have found the fossilised remains of a ferocious 43 million-year-old four-legged whale which had a mouth like a crocodile and is believed to have dominated both land…

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Read more about the article Boffins Unearth 73 Fossilised Dino Bird Eggs From 85 Million Years Ago On University Campus
The site where 73 fossil eggs of prehistoric birds that lived during the Cretaceous period, approximately 85 million years ago, were found in the province of Neuquen, Argentina, it was announced in July 2021.

Boffins Unearth 73 Fossilised Dino Bird Eggs From 85 Million Years Ago On University Campus

Experts have unearthed 73 fossilised dinosaur eggs on a university campus from a species that was an ancestor of today's birds from the Cretaceous period 85 million years ago. The…

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Read more about the article Artist Paints On 100-Million-Year-Old Fossilised Dinosaur Eggs For Russian Easter At The Weekend
Famous Russian artist Nikas Safronov, 65, has created incredible paintings on 100 million-year-old dinosaur eggs for Russian easter.

Artist Paints On 100-Million-Year-Old Fossilised Dinosaur Eggs For Russian Easter At The Weekend

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These are the paintings a famous artist has created on 100 million-year-old dinosaur eggs for Orthodox Easter. In many countries, the sale in fossils to private individuals is not forbidden…

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