Locals call it a miracle, tourists call it a trick, and geologists call it by a name that sounds almost magical: travertine. In parts of Mexico where limestone mountains leak mineral-rich springs, fallen branches don’t just rot away – they slowly harden under creamy mineral coats until they look like fossils fresh from a ...
A dusty museum drawer is one of the last places you’d expect to find a new dinosaur species but this is exactly how Labocania aguillonae, was discovered. After sitting ignored in the Museo del Desierto since its discovery in 2000, an inquisitive paleontologist rediscovered just how important it was. Now this previously unknown species of ...
A fascinating new dinosaur species has been unearthed in Mexico, changing our understanding of dinosaurs in the Americas. The Coahuilasaurus lipani, a duck-billed dinosaur with an unusually large snout, offers new insights into how dinosaurs lived and evolved. Let’s take a look at how this discovery not only adds to Mexico’s unique dinosaur roster but ...
A new fossil discovery is shedding light on a previously unknown Tyrannosaur species. This close relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex was found in Mexico, revealing intriguing differences between the northern and southern populations of these ancient predators! Let’s see why scientists are excited about what this means for our understanding of dinosaur diversity. A Forgotten Fossil ...
