Cryptic Sea Stars
DNA can unite species that were thought to be different. Scientists believed these Sea Stars to […]
Pencil Urchins
Cryptic species – species that look alike – present a challenge for scientists who classify organisms. […]
World’s Oldest Grape Fossil
Museum scientists discovered that fossil grape seeds from India are almost 10 million years older than […]
Tuatara
This single surviving species of a 200-million-year-old lineage is a very rare relative to lizards and […]
Blunt-snouted Dyrosaurid
This crocodile-like reptile had an unusually short snout, giving it an incredibly powerful bite well adapted […]
Titanoboa
Titanoboa, discovered by Museum scientists, was the largest snake that ever lived. Estimated up to 50 […]
Cofrin’s Side-necked Turtle
This massive fossil is the largest freshwater turtle species found from the Paleocene (66–56 million years […]
