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Laurasia

DinoAnimals.com — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 07:47:44 +0000

Laurasia – The Forgotten Kingdom of the North Imagine a world where traveling from present-day Europe to North America was possible without a ship or plane – on foot! While this sounds like a fantasy, millions of years ago such a journey was not only possible but real, all thanks to Laurasia. This gigantic landmass, …

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How Science Brought Back Dire Wolf

DinoAnimals.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:35:01 +0000

Have Scientists Really Brought Back Dire Wolf (Aenocyon dirus)? The Truth Behind the Headlines On April 7, 2025, the biotech company Colossal Biosciences claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough: the birth of three genetically engineered canid pups that, according to the company, mark the first successful “de-extinction” of an extinct species. The species in …

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Megafauna – Lions and Leopards in Europe

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 06:30:33 +0000

Megafauna – Why Did Cave Lions and Leopards Go Extinct in Europe? Secrets of the Ice Kingdom Imagine Europe tens of thousands of years ago – a frozen, wild land where glaciers sculpted the north, and vast steppes stretched across the south, teeming with life and danger. Amidst the biting frost and rustling grasses, the …

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Insular dwarfism

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:53:58 +0000

Insular dwarfism – an evolutionary phenomenon Insular dwarfism is a captivating evolutionary process that has puzzled and fascinated scientists for centuries. This remarkable phenomenon occurs when animal species, isolated on islands, evolve to have significantly smaller body sizes compared to their mainland counterparts. From miniature elephants roaming ancient Mediterranean islands to tiny humans discovered on …

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Gondwana – the southern Supercontinent

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 21:17:13 +0000

Gondwana Gondwana was a supercontinent that formed during the late Neoproterozoic, about 550 million years ago. It was made up of what are now Africa, South America, Antarctica, Australia, and the Indian subcontinent. Gondwana began to break up during the Jurassic period, about 180 million years ago, and eventually separated into the continents we know …

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Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 17:50:16 +0000

Steller’s sea cow Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) was a species of large marine mammal that was native to the coastal waters of the North Pacific. It was a relative of the dugong and the manatee and was the largest known species of Sirenian, growing up to 30 feet in length and weighing as much …

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What do we know about extinct animals?

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 22:06:10 +0000

Extinct animals When another movie about dinosaurs appears in theaters, and on the nature channel we see a documentary series showing scenes from the lives of extinct animals, some people ask themselves what of the things seen on screen we know for sure, and what is the invention of the creators. The thing is that …

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Aurochs (Bos primigenius) – extinct wild bull

DinoAnimals.com — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:15:19 +0000

Aurochs – tur, Aurox, aurochsen, urus, ure Aurochs – the extinct ancestor of some modern cattle breeds. Its large, twisted horns and aggressive behavior when threatened made it an attraction of the arenas in the Roman Empire. Its impressive dimensions also made it an extremely interesting target for royal and noble hunting. All this could …

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Dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus / Canis dirus)

DinoAnimals.com — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:24:00 +0000

Dire wolf (Aenocyon dirus / Canis dirus) This large representative of the genus Canis / Aenocyon lived centuries ago in the areas of North and South America. It was a close relative of the gray wolf, with which it formed one ecological niche at one point. It was a strong and dangerous predator, but not …

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Latimeria – living fossil

DinoAnimals.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2021 08:38:29 +0000

Latimeria – one of the most endangered animals in the world Latimeria – living fossil or not? One of the oldest living animals in the world, the survival of which was hard to believe. No wonder – for centuries scientists believed that this genus died out over 60 million years ago, along with the dinosaurs. …

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