This is the skull of a Tyrannosaurus, one of the largest land carnivores to ever exist. The largest complete specimen of a T-Rex measures 40 ft. long and is estimated to have weighed as much as 30,000 lbs.?? Many scientists consider it likely that T-Rex had feathers on at least […]

Mammoths, cave lions, saber-toothed cats, wolves, hyenas, and woolly rhinos lived in Europe as we arrived 45,000 years ago.?️? Even more recent paintings of many of these animals (dating from 17,000-36,000 years ago) can be seen in caves like Chauvet, France (this image), and Altamira, Spain.?? Upon viewing its beautiful […]

Above me is the Texas Pterosaur, the largest flying creature ever discovered. Some had wingspans up to 36 feet! Excavated in 1971, this amazing creature lived in what is now know as Big Bend National Park in West Texas about 65 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period. ??️⠀⠀

The average Neanderthal had a bigger brain than we do!   The Neanderthal skull (right) also had bigger eye brow ridges and was elongated compared to a Homo sapien skull (left).

I’ve been fascinated by this question for years.  My suspicion has always been that we played a major role in the extinction of the Neanderthals, and the evidence has been building over the past decade.  Right off the bat there’s the timing of their demise.  Neanderthals had lived in Europe […]