The first bone-cracking hyena, extinct Adcrocuta eximia, appears in the fossil record of the late Miocene in Eurasia and northern Africa. Here it’s carrying off a Giraffokeryx head. (Velizar Simeonovski)
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There aren’t too many opportunities to feel like an adventurer in modern times. However, exploring abandoned places and finding unexpected treasures can give you that deep thrill. You might not bring anything physical back to show for your efforts, but the photos you take and the first-hand experiences make for even better souvenirs.
BirdWatching shares six of its favorite views of Mountain Bluebird from our reader galleries. Click through the slideshow to see all of the photos.
Why island species were so vulnerable to extinction.
A trove of more than a thousand teeth in the Sahara Desert confirms that spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the largest carnivorous dinosaur on record, spent most of its time in the water.
A giant owlet-nightjar with relatively short wings and long legs suggesting it was flightless or a weak flier. It is likely to have had facial disks and forward facing eyes, a small bill with a large gape, and a well developed keel on the sternum.
Dodo skeletal anatomy
paraceratherium skull
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In 2017 I was lucky enough to create a series of dinosaur illustrations for the London Natural History Museum, working with https://wearefraktal.com/ I particularly enjoyed working on this spiky guy!