Monotremes are a unique group of mammals. They are the only ones that lay eggs. This group includes the platypus and four types of echidnas. The platypus is quite different from echidnas. It spends a lot of time in water and digs burrows. It eats small water creatures. Echidnas, on the other hand, live only on land. They eat ants and worms. Scientists have long deba...
The ancient terror crocodile, Deinosuchus, was a fearsome predator that roamed North America around 82 to 75 million years ago. This giant reptile had a body nearly as long as a bus and teeth the size of bananas. It was known for its wide, long skull with a unique, bulbous lump, unlike any other crocodilian. Fossil evidence suggests that Deinosuchus hunted or scaveng...
In the heart of Northwestern Colorado, near the small town of Rangely, a paleontology team from the University of Colorado has been digging for over 15 years. Recently, they made a remarkable discovery – the jaw of a Heleocola piceanus, a creature that roamed the swamps of the area 75 million years ago. This ancient animal was unlike others of its time. It was abou...
Imagine stepping back in time to the age of dinosaurs. In Colorado, paleontologists have found the fossils of a new mammal species that lived around 70 to 75 million years ago. This creature, named Heleocola piceanus, was an opossum-like animal related to today's marsupials. The discovery is exciting because it fills a gap in our knowledge about mammals from this per...