Life was not totally idyllic for trilobites and other small creatures who lived in the seas during the Cambrian period (570-500 million years ago). A family of...
A piece of artwork depicting Anomalocaris canadensis can be seen on this link: http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/earth/waton/anomalo.html Neal Robbins ... ...
I accidentally mispelled the name of one of the Anomalocaris-like species. The correct spelling is Fortiforceps foliosa. I apologize for the mispelling. Neal...
Hallucigenia sparsa was a creature that lived in the seas during the Cambrian. It was up to 3 cm. long and had spikes and appendages. Fossils of Hallucigenia...
Artwork depicting Hallucigenia and other Cambrian creatures can be seen on this website: http://www.romedome.com/misc/cambrian/ Neal Robbins ... Discover...
A fossil photograph of Hallucigenia can be seen on this link: http://nicholnl.wcp.muohio.edu/NaturalSystems/BurgessShale/Hallucigeniafossil.jpg Neal Robbins ...
Dunkleosteus terrelli was a species of fish that lived about 370-360 million years ago, which was during the late part of the Devonian period. [Note - The...
A piece of artwork depicting a Dunkleostus can be seen on this link: http://www.videoscapes.net/palhtml/devonian.htm Neal Robbins ... Discover Yahoo! Stay in...
Those of us who live in the West refer to the mythical bloodsucking creatures as vampires. The topic of this posting is what those macabre beings are called in...
I'll mention some things about vampires in folklore of this hemisphere. And here they are: Asema - This type of vampire is in South American folklore. He or...
This tale is of Native American folklore. It comes from the Blackfoot tribe. The Blackfoot were a plains tribe. Like other Native Americans of the plains, they...
Albanerpeton is a member of a family of extinct amphibians. An important article about it is titled Albanerpetonid Amphibians from the Upper Cretaceous...
Cerridwen is a goddess of Celtic mythology. Her worship was especially popular with the Welsh Celts. This goddess is also called Anna or Annys, the Queen of...
Neal Robbins saw this story on Rednova News and thought you should see it. ** Message ** I have forwarded this message. ** Prehistoric Crocodile Fossils Found...
Titanis walleri was a very large bird of the Pleistocene. It lived in the southern part of what is now the U.S. Fossils of it have been found in Florida and...
A piece of artwork depicting Titanis walleri can be seen on this link: http://coolrox.com/titanus.htm Neal Robbins ... Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with...
Shomronella jordanica was a frog species that lived during the Cretaceous period. Fossils of it have been found in Jordan and Israel. A.D. Chipman and E....
Neal, I find your posts interesting, but why is there rarely any citation? I'm curious as to know where your information comes from. thanks, Anthony...
Anthony, Thanks, I' glad you like the posts. My information comes from many different sources. I have been studying paleontology for most of my life. I have...
Eopelobates was an ancient genus of frogs. Eocene fossils of it have been found in Europe and North America. Cretaceous fossils of this genus have been...
A fossil photograph of Eopelobates wagneri can be seen on this link: http://www.visualsunlimited.com/browse/vu213/vu213129.html Neal Robbins P.S. This fossil...
A number of Cretaceous frog fossils of various species have been found in Romania. Marton Venczel and Zoltan Csiki discuss these species in an article titled...
Basilosaurus cetoides was a whale of the Eocene period. It was one of the early whales of this planet. The name sounds like that of a dinosaur or other ancient...
Macrauchenia patachonia was a mammal species that lived during the Pleistocene period (2 million-50,000 years ago). Its origin must have been in the preceding...
A piece of artwork depicting Macrauchenia can be seen on this link: http://www.ferretingaround.com/macrauchenia.htm Neal Robbins ... Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take...
The ancient Egyptians believed that some (though not all) diseases were caused by demonic possession. They treated some illnesses with a combination of...
The ancient Egyptians had many different types of amulets that they used in their magic. In this posting I will give examples: Amulet of the Buckle - This one...
Dr. Greg McDonald discusses the paleontology of muskrats in his article titled Pliopotamys - Not just a minor member of the Hagerman Fauna. This article was...
Minks are well known animals. Mink coats have long been a popular clothing item in terms of fashion. These creatures are of the Mustelidae family, which...
A Mustelid fossil photograph can be seen on this link: http://www.valleyofthefossils.com/images/fossil-photos/202.jpg Neal Robbins P.S. This fossil is of an...
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