25 of the strangest ancient sea monsters - Live Science
Apr 10, 2023 · From the creepiest Cambrian critters to massive marine reptiles, wonderfully weird sea creatures have inhabited our oceans for over half a billion years. We've put together a list of 25 of the...
These Prehistoric Ocean Animals are Still Around Today
Feb 13, 2019 · Sea jellies (aka jellyfish) are a charismatic subphylum that is familiar to all. Fossil evidence dates sea jellies as far back as 500 million years ago—if not longer. Because they are soft bodied creatures and are at least 95% water, their fossils are extremely difficult to find, but not impossible when preserved in fine sediment.
A Collection of Cambrian Fossils - Smithsonian Ocean
Fossils can be found throughout the geologic history of earth, going back billions of years. Here we explore one of the most exciting of times, the Cambrian, when many of the major groups of animals familiar to us today first appear as conspicuous fossils.
Five Marine Living Fossils You Should Know - Woods Hole …
Oct 7, 2021 · Living fossils are among the oldest animals in the ocean. They are rare survivors of ancient lineages and resemble fossils dating back hundreds of millions of years. Many scientists believe these creatures give us a glimpse of what marine life was like long ago.
Pliosaur discovery: Huge sea monster emerges from Dorset cliffs - BBC
It belongs to a pliosaur, a ferocious marine reptile that terrorised the oceans about 150 million years ago. The 2m (6ft 5in)-long fossil is one of the most complete specimens of its type ever...
Marine Fossils on the Roof of the World: Why Seashells Are Found …
The fossils found on Everest are remnants of that ancient seabed. That’s why the Spiti Valley, for example, has fossil evidence dating back 540 million years, drawing palaeontologists globally. In Nepal, ammonites, marine cephalopods with shells, …
Four-hundred-eighty-million-year-old fossils reveal sea lilies’ ancient ...
Dec 9, 2019 · For nearly two centuries, scientists have thought about how modern sea lilies evolved from their ancient ancestors. In a new study in the Journal of Paleontology, researchers are rewriting the sea lily family tree, aided by newly-discovered fossils that help show how these animals’ arms evolved.
462-Million-Year-Old Fossil Trove Holds Miniature World of …
May 10, 2023 · Hidden inside a rocky outcrop near a flock of grazing sheep, a miniature world of marine creatures—whose guts, eyes and even brains remain visible after some 462 million years—has been uncovered by...
A ‘trilobite Pompeii’: perfectly preserved fossils of ancient sea ...
Jun 27, 2024 · A 500-million-year-old find reveals previously unknown features of the sea creatures responsible for some of palaeontology’s most recognisable fossils.
These bizarre ancient species are rewriting animal evolution
Oct 28, 2020 · Early fossils with guts, segmented bodies and other sophisticated features reveal a revolution in animal life — before the Cambrian explosion. Organisms named Fractofusus cover the sea floor...