The Makeup of Meteorites
Kesen Chondrite Meteorite Fukang Pallasite Meteorite Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite Japan/China/Russia 1850/2000/1947. Meteorites have many different classifications based on their specific chemical makeup. However, there are three main types that meteorites […]
Too Late for an Omelette
Hadrosaur Egg Gaogou Formation, Henan Province, China 80 MYA. Dinosaur eggs were first discovered in France in the mid-1800s. However, the paleontologist thought they were from large extinct birds. In […]
Proving Continental Drift
Mesosaurus tenuidens Irati Formation, Brazil 300~280 MYA. Mesosaurus was a prehistoric reptile about one meter in length that inhabited both the water and land. It lived during the Permian Period, […]
The Ceiling to the Dinosaurs
Cretaceous/Paleogene Boundary Fragment Haiti 66 MYA. Paleontologists have questioned why the dinosaurs became extinct so suddenly. One hypothesis was that a terrible virus crossed the continents of Pangaea and left […]