This is the best preserved spider fossil. It comes from China and can be traced back to the Middle Jurassic 654.38+65 million years ago. The scientific name of this spider is Eoplectreurys gertschi. Paleontologists believe that this spider fossil is about 65.438+0.2 billion years earlier than the other two known older spider specimens, and the details are clearer. Because spiders are fragile and difficult to preserve, spider fossils are very rare.
2. prehistoric python fossils that can devour dinosaurs
Paleontologists discovered a 67 million-year-old python fossil. This python is coiled around a pile of dinosaur eggs, and there is a newly hatched dinosaur in the encirclement of the python.
3. Crocodile dung fossils
Fossils of feces can reveal information such as food and behavior of ancient animals. However, this fossil in this picture looks quite strange. This fossil was found under the beach on the west coast of chesapeake bay, USA.
4. Australopithecus fossils in Yolanda
With the help of Google Earth, scientists discovered two primate bone fossils from 6.5438+0.9 million years ago in South Africa. This discovery adds a new member to the primate family. This primate, known as Australopithecus, has long legs and a nose protruding forward, as well as long forearms and flexible feet.
5. Forgotten prehistoric giant fish fossils
These fossils were initially ignored and forgotten because of misjudgment. Later, scientists rediscovered these fossils in the museum and judged that they were two newly discovered new species. They are the fossils of two prehistoric giant fish, which lived in the ocean about 1 100 million years ago.