Monthly Archives: May 2021
- May 13, 2021
For a long time, paleontologists believed that dinosaurs were just land dwellers. They were of this view because they had not discovered fossil remains which would have made them think otherwise. But now, it is becoming sure that swimming dinosaurs possibly existed as well. Paleontologists have been trying to form a model of Spinosaurus for more than a decade. Most of them agreed that this dinosaur had different anatomy than land-dwelling dinosaurs, but they were not sure whether Spinosaurus was capable of swimming or not. But when fossil bones from Spinosaurus’ tail were discovered in south-east Morocco, paleontologists had to rethink about this massive meat-eater dinosaur’s capabilities.
Before we delve into the details of the fossil discovered, let’s first talk about Spinosaurus’description. The first fossil of this dinosaur was found in Egypt around 1910. We all hear so much about Tyrannosaurus Rex being the biggest dinosaur ever. This is not true as Spinosaurus was bigger and
- May 06, 2021
Carcharocles augustidens is a species from the Carcharoles (or Otodus) genus of the megatoothed sharks. Modern-day researchers believe that this species should not be placed with Great White shark genus. The specimen believed to belong to the extinct white shark is one of the most complete of its kind in the world. Compared to any living white shark, Carcharocles augustidens were much larger and heavier. The fossils that have been discovered included more than 150 teeth and multiple vertebrae. If you’re looking for Angustidens shark tooth for sale, here are four facts that you should know about the species before buying the shark tooth.
Fact 1
The large-sized Angustidens mean that the species must have been powerful predators that could only be rivaled by gigantic sharks and large raptorial sperm whales like the Brygmophyster. A wholly grown adult Augustiden probably fed on small to medium-sized cetaceans like small whales and dolphins. Juvenile Angustidens