Fossils are echoes of an ancient past. Find out about the two major categories of fossils, how fossilization occurs, and how fossils can help paint a picture of the planet’s history.
MOSASAURUS BEAUGE Cretaceous age (- 66 millions years old) Mosasaurs were Earth’s last great marine reptiles. Learn about the surprising places they’d hunt, how some
Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to take to the skies. Learn about the anatomical features that made their flight possible, how large some of these creatures grew, and which species was named after a vampire legend.
Whatever lives in the sea nowadays can’t be compared with the huge monsters that dominated the depths millions of years ago. And by “monsters” we mean long-extinct marine reptiles and dinosaurs.