Prehistoric

Owl / Jurassic Butterfly discovered in China . Fossil remains of ancient butterfly found in China . Similar to today's owl butterfly , the markings on the wing were to deter predators . austin.charityowl.com

Insecta: Mecoptera (scorpionfly) Female

Happy 2012 butterfly fans! In order to better celebrate the future, we’re taking a look back into the past: the ancient past. The earliest known butterflies and moths evolved about 50 mill…

Fossil Insects

Insects have weird ears. Their seemingly random placement sometimes recalls a genetic experiment gone awry.

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If separating stones looking for fossils -BEE careful in way split stone open !! ✔️

Phalangiotarbus Spider Mazon Creek Fossils

Jurassic Spider Fossil Arachnid

The fossil of the female Golden Orb Weaver - which still exist today and can grow bigger than a human hand - lived in the forests of Northern China.

Sea Spiders -- 160 million years old, Middle Jurassic

The largest-ever fossil spider, which lived during the Jurassic period, was unearthed in China, report scientists.

Smithsonian scientists and colleagues, however, have recently found evidence that gymnosperm plants shared an intricate pollination relationship with scorpionfly insects 62 million years before flowering plants appear in fossil records.

Agate after Shell from Dhakla, Morocco

Blue Dinosaur Bone designer cab from Utah Silverhawk's designer gemstones.

Seed fern (Neuropteris heterophylla) Credit: NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

In the Los Cayos ravine, cretaceous lake beds preserved a predator dinosaur tracks very well. Even the mud ripples are evident. This photo was taken in September by Fred Schuster. This is a paleological park. The area of La Rioja has other sites of Cretaceous dinosaur tracks. Ref: http://www.paleoglot.org/files/Moratalla&_98.pdf http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B3siles_de_La_Rioja

Minerals! — Agatized Cerithium (Eocene) - Assa, Morocco