Giant fossils and the fear of prehistoric creatures

Fossil dinosaurs across a 7-storey building, python fossils weighing over a ton . are huge fossils discovered by archaeologists.

For archaeologists, the discovery of new fossils is extremely special. Because of that, experts will have the opportunity to learn about individuals millions of years ago.

Besides the unique fossils like the 46 million-year-old mosquito fossil still containing blood, or the world's oldest sperm fossil . archaeologists are also extremely surprised by the discovery of the giant fossil.

1. Camel fossils are 2 times bigger than normal camels

In 2005, Swiss archaeologists from the University of Zurich discovered a giant camel bone in a village 120 kilometers northeast of La Palmyre. Through the study, the experts identified this animal to live about 100,000 years ago. Its size is almost twice as large as other normal camels.

At the top of the survey, Professor Jean-Marie Le Tensorer affirmed that this is a new camel. Besides giant camel fossils, experts also found countless stone tools, multiple shoulder bones, legs and jaws of that camel individual.

Pictures of ancient camel simulation

Through the specimens collected, archaeologists have re-modeled the shape of this giant camel and said that ancient camels may be the target of hunting. This also helps researchers better understand the evolution of camels - one of the many mysterious creatures.

2. Hornbeam fossils weigh more than a ton

In 2009, scientists discovered fossils of one of the world's largest python species, up to 13 meters long and weighing over a ton in the Cerrejon coal region - northeastern Colombia.

This python is named Titanoboa cerrejonensis, which means a giant python from Cerrejon. According to a description published in Nature, Titanoboa python is at least 13m long and weighs about 1,140kg. The giant body of python has a width of at least 1m.

According to the team, this reptile lived 58 to 60 million years ago, after dinosaurs and many other extinct species 65 million years ago.

The python expert Jack Conrad at the American Museum of Natural History said: "This reptile is heavier than a wild boar and is longer than a bus. Therefore, the Titanoboa python is more than capable of eating other large animals. with cows and obviously, they will swallow people instantly. "

Picture depicting the giant python Titanoboa

Experts hope, discovering this giant python will help them open the door to study how animals have replaced dinosaurs at that time.

3. Crocodile fossils are nearly 7m long

In 2012, Dr. Mark Young of Edinburgh University led a group of researchers to excavate the ancient Plesiosuchus crocodile fossil bone with a length of 6.8m and Dakosaurus 4.5m long dating back 150 million years. . These fossils were found at two places on the coast of Dorset and Cambridgeshire (England).

Unlike other crocodiles today, these two newly discovered prehistoric alligators are extremely aggressive.

Skull, lower jaw and fossil teeth of the Dakosaurus crocodile

Not only that, the Dakosaurus and Plesiosuchus alligators have skulls that are thought to resemble the T-Rex tyrant dinosaurs, but the way of hunting is similar to the killer whales that live in today's North Atlantic. They catch prey by opening their mouths, creating pressure and sucking prey into their mouths.

4. Fossil dinosaurs across the 7-storey building

Recently, a farmer accidentally discovered huge fossil bones in the desert near La Flecha, in Argentina. Soon after, archaeologists from the Egidio Feruglio Paleontology Museum led by Dr. José Luis Carballido and Dr. Diego Pol conducted the survey.

A new bone of dinosaur fossils was discovered

Accordingly, by measuring the length, the circumference of the largest giant femur bone found, experts estimate the creature to be about 40m long, 20m high and weighs 77 tons - equivalent to 14 elephants. Africa and 7 tons heavier than the world's largest known animal before - Argentinosaurus dinosaur.

Based on the chronology of the rocks that bone fragments were found in, experts say, this giant dinosaur used to live in the forest area of ​​Patagonia about 95-100 million years ago.

The researchers say they will come up with an appropriate name to describe the enormousness of this giant dinosaur and honor the person who discovered the fossil.