The Natural Science Museum of Valencia stands in the city’s park area. It features a valuable paleontological collection of fossils, including unique Pleistocene finds by Rodrigo Botet from South America. At the end of the 19th century, collectors gathered the first specimens for the Museum of Valencia, and they have continuously added interesting specimens ever […] ...
Plesiosaurs were marine reptiles that existed during the Mesozoic era. They were fully adapted to aquatic life. Their evolution lasted for over 140 million years. During this time, they spread across the seas and oceans worldwide. During the early/middle Jurassic period (175–171 million years ago), the previously dominant lineage of plesiosaurs, Rhomaleosauridae, began to decline. […] ...
Researchers have discovered eagles and vultures, large extinct birds of prey that inhabited the landscapes of the Limestone Coast of South Australia, where they competed for food. They lived over 100,000 years ago during the Pleistocene, in the times of the famous megafauna. This is an amazing find, as eagle remains are very rare. These […] ...
Footprints of terrible birds have successfully identified for the first time by paleontologists, marking a significant breakthrough in paleontology. These rare fossilized footprints belong to an extinct terror bird from the Phorusrhacidae family and offer new evidence that reshapes our understanding of their unique locomotion and behavior patterns. Terror birds belong to the Phorusrhacidae family, […] ...















