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Location of Nazca lines in Peru. The Nazca lines ( / ˈnɑːzkə /, /- kɑː / [ 1]) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [ 2] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [ 3]
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A trace fossil, also known as an ichnofossil ( / ˈɪknoʊfɒsɪl /; from Greek: ἴχνος ikhnos "trace, track"), is a fossil record of biological activity by lifeforms but not the preserved remains of the organism itself. Trace fossils contrast with body fossils, which are the fossilized remains of parts of organisms' bodies, usually ...
A gigantic dinosaur twice the size of a city bus will soon be on display for the public to see – its one-of-a-kind green bones and all. The team of paleontologists who discovered, recovered and ...
Fossil track. A reverse ichnite of the impression of Jialingpus yuechiensis, on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China. A fossil track or ichnite ( Greek " ιχνιον " ( ichnion) – a track, trace or footstep) is a fossilized footprint. This is a type of trace fossil. A fossil trackway is a sequence of fossil tracks left by a single ...
A graphical view of the Cosmic Calendar, featuring the months of the year, days of December, the final minute, and the final second. The Cosmic Calendar is a method to visualize the chronology of the universe, scaling its currently understood age of 13.8 billion years to a single year in order to help intuit it for pedagogical purposes in science education or popular science.
Gregory S. Paul. Gregory Scott Paul (born December 24, 1954) is an American freelance researcher, author and illustrator who works in paleontology. He is best known for his work and research on theropod dinosaurs and his detailed illustrations, both live and skeletal. [ 1] Professionally investigating and restoring dinosaurs for three decades ...
Selected pictures. For additional high quality dinosaur images, see the Dinosaur Image Review. Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh. Photo credit: User:ScottRobertAnselmo. Skeleton mount of Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Photo credit: User:Amphicoelias.