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The animal was named Giganotosaurus carolinii in 1995; the genus name translates to "giant southern lizard", and the specific name honors the discoverer, Ruben Carolini. A dentary bone, a tooth, and some tracks, discovered before the holotype, were later assigned to this animal. The genus attracted much interest and became part of a scientific ...
The invertebrates of Arkansas's Cretaceous sea included clams, echinoids, oysters, and snails. [4] During the Cretaceous, Arkansas was home to Belemnitella, Exogyra, Ostrea, Turritella, and other marine invertebrates in the Arkadelphia area of Clark County. [1] Fish of the same age left behind teeth in the area near Saratoga in Hempstead County.
Twelve species of lizard are native to the state. The most common lizards are skinks, with six native Scincidae species. [1] The Western Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) is also native to the state. [2]
They could once be found all throughout Arkansas, but had more-or-less vanished by 1920, the Commission said, but there have been 23 confirmed sightings in the state beginning in 2010.
Scientists found a 1-foot-long creature with “pointed” teeth under a log in southern India and discovered a new species, a study said. NO. 10: 1-FOOT-LONG CREATURE WITH ‘POINTED’ TEETH ...
Despite their intimidating size and about 3,000 tiny teeth, whale sharks are considered “harmless to humans,” according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. “However, there have been a ...
Mosasaur bones have also been found with shark teeth embedded in them. One of the food items of mosasaurs were ammonites, molluscs with shells similar to those of Nautilus, which were abundant in the Cretaceous seas. Holes have been found in fossil shells of some ammonites, mainly Pachydiscus and Placenticeras. These were once interpreted as a ...
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