Many of the skeletons were deeply encased in mud which meant the burials had to have taken place in the rain. Yet in this part of Peru it almost never rains.
Law enforcement agents often use dermestid beetles to expose skeletons when chemicals might damage evidence. The insects might give you the creepy-crawlies, but they are a great tool in forensic investigations.
Paleontologists plaster excavated triceratops bones during a recent excavation near Newcastle, Wyoming. Once the process is complete, the skeleton will be assembled.
Paleontologists plaster excavated triceratops bones during a recent excavation near Newcastle, Wyoming. Once the process is complete, the skeleton will be assembled.
Paleontologists plaster excavated triceratops bones during a recent excavation near Newcastle, Wyoming. Once the process is complete, the skeleton will be assembled.
Law enforcement agents often use dermestid beetles to expose skeletons when chemicals might damage evidence. The insects might give you the creepy-crawlies, but they are a great tool in forensic investigations.
Law enforcement agents often use dermestid beetles to expose skeletons when chemicals might damage evidence. The insects might give you the creepy-crawlies, but they are a great tool in forensic investigations.
Law enforcement agents often use dermestid beetles to expose skeletons when chemicals might damage evidence. The insects might give you the creepy-crawlies, but they are a great tool in forensic investigations.
While their modern day counterparts are rather rotund, the reconstructed skeleton of a prehistoric penguin reveals a svelte body specialized for hunting fish.
While their modern day counterparts are rather rotund, the reconstructed skeleton of a prehistoric penguin reveals a svelte body specialized for hunting fish.
Butterflies and other insects are arthropods -- they have skeletons on the outside of their bodies. The exoskeleton helps keep water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out.
A famous fossil, "The Crystal Maiden" is the skeleton of a teenage girl, probably a sacrifice victim, with calcified bones and a sparkling, crystallized appearance.
When a frozen lake of skeletons was discovered in India, their fate was left to conjecture, until an expedition concluded that all 200 people died from a sudden and severe hailstorm.