Crocodile fossils are larger than buses, mastodons weigh 6 tons or skulls of giant birds . newly excavated in Venezuela.
Recently, in a Venezuelan oil mining, researchers have found a "treasure" of scary creatures. It is a fossil of a crocodile bigger than a bus, mastodon (Mastodon) weighs 6 tons or a "great" skull of Glyptodon (a mammal with armor, often called a soldier wear armor) .
Researcher Ascania Rincon is showing off his newly discovered "collection"
Paleontologist Ascanio Rincon holds the skull of a Glyptodon found in Venezuela
Close up of the skull of Glyptodon
The jaw of a crocodile is estimated to be several tons
Mine of a giant fossil bird
Through research, experts say, these fossils date from 140,000 to 370 million years ago. Ascania Rincon, head of the Biological Stock Laboratory, told AFP: "We were surprised to find this fossil. This is considered a pretty reliable evidence for a prehistoric hunter. chasing large grass-eating animals (collectively referred to as Megafauna) in ancient times ".
A giant femoral bone in the newly discovered fossil collection
Fossil bones of prehistoric species are preserved very carefully
When a fossil is found, experts will have to remove the remaining sediments on it, wash them and carefully compare them to existing models. However, he and his research team have a higher mandate, which is to spread awareness of what was on the planet millions of years ago and encourage people to care about everything around them. now on.
