Paleontology Facts

    13 facts tagged with Paleontology Facts

    T-Rex DNA
    T-Rex DNA
    In 2005, a portion of T-rex bone was dissolved in acid. It revealed soft tissue with sections of possible DNA.
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    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion
    Helicoprion was a relative of the shark that lived 270 million years ago. It was approximately 7.5m long and had chainsaw-like teeth.
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    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    5000-Year-Old Embrace
    In 2007, the 5000-year-old skeletal remains of two lovers embracing each other were found at Mantua.
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    Megalodon
    Megalodon
    Megalodon was the biggest shark that ever existed. It was larger than the average city bus and could bite down with a force between 10.8 and 18.2 tons - enough to crush a prehistoric whale's skull as easily as a grape.
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    Ancient Europeans Were Lactose Intolerant Thousands of Years after They Started Making Cheese
    For 4,000 years after they started making cheese, Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant.
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    Carbonemys
    Carbonemys
    About 60 million years ago, there was a species of turtle that was so large and had such powerful jaws that it could have devoured a crocodile.
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    The chocobo in Final Fantasy was based on a real creature called a “Gastornis” that existed 45 million years ago.
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    Dire wolves actually existed, living up to 10,000 years ago before going extinct.
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