BLOOD, BONES & CREATURES OF THE DARK A spooky adventure with the Fossil HuntressGather close, curious creatures. Tonight, we’re slipping into the shadows to meet animals whose lives are every bit as fascinating as their spooky reputations.Our journey takes us from a vampire’s roost to the deep ocean, through the forests of Madagascar—and back into the fossil record.Bring your curiosity. Perhaps leave your neck covered.VAMPIRE BATS: https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/blood-bones-creatures-of-dark.html #blood #bones #dark #creatures #fossilhuntressgather #madagascar #bats #tonight #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

KUMIMANU: THE GIANT PENGUIN THAT TIPPED THE SCALES Kumimanu adapted from Nobu TamuraSome penguins belong on postcards. This one deserves its own weigh station.Around 57 million years ago, an enormous penguin swam through the seas of what is now Aotearoa New Zealand. Known from fossils described in 2023 as Kumimanu fordycei, this ancient marine lovely had an estimated body mass of around 150 kilograms.That is a great deal of penguin.The https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/kumimanu-giant-penguin-that-tipped.html #scales #giant #kumimanu #newzealand #aotearoanew #nobutamurasome #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

WYOTEUTHIS: THE CHUNKY BELEMNITE FROM THE JURASSIC SEA Wyoteuthis linsterorum, holotypeSome fossils make you pause because they are beautiful. Others catch your eye because something about them simply does not fit.Two unusually stout fossils from Wyoming have done just that, revealing a newly named marine animal with a wonderfully distinctive shape—and an unexpected place in the history of ancient oceans.Meet Wyoteuthis linsterorum, a squid-like https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/wyoteuthis-chunky-belemnite-from.html #sea #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

SINOSAUROPTERYX AND ARCHAEOPTERYX: FEATHERS, FOSSILS AND THE ORIGINS OF BIRDS Sinosauropteryx and ArchaeopteryxA feather can change how we see an entire animal.Preserved beside a delicate skeleton, its faint outline tells us something bones alone cannot: this ancient creature wore plumage. Two remarkable fossil animals, Sinosauropteryx and Archaeopteryx, have helped transform our understanding of dinosaurs and the origins of birds.One was a small predator with a fuzzy https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/sinosauropteryx-and-archaeopteryx.html #birds #feathers #two #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

SEA DRAGONS: THE REMARKABLE MARINE REPTILES OF ANCIENT OCEANS Long before whales travelled our oceans, extraordinary marine reptiles hunted beneath the waves.Some had enormous eyes. Others had long, tooth-filled jaws, powerful flippers and streamlined bodies beautifully adapted for life at sea.Among the most remarkable were the ichthyosaurs, whose name means "fish lizards."These ancient marine reptiles looked remarkably like modern dolphins, although they https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/sea-dragons-remarkable-marine-reptiles.html #marinereptiles #sea #oceans #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

HARRY'S FOSSIL ROOM: ANCIENT TREASURES AND THE ART OF FOSSIL PREPARATION Baltic Amber. Photo: Harry TabinerThere is something rather wonderful about people who can hold a small piece of stone or amber in their hands and see an entire ancient world waiting to be revealed.My friend Harry Tabiner, based in the United Kingdom, is one of those people. A passionate fossil collector with a particular fondness for amber and fossil preparation, Harry has a wonderful eye https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/harrys-fossil-room-ancient-treasures.html #fossilpreparation #room #art #harry #unitedkingdom #harrytabiner #amber #balticamber #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

TRAPPED IN TIME: THE EXTRAORDINARY FOSSILS PRESERVED IN AMBER Fossilized I in AmberA tiny i lands on the sticky surface of a tree, unaware that this ordinary moment might become part of the geological record.Millions of years later, that i may still be visible, suspended inside a golden piece of fossilised resin.Its delicate wings, slender legs and even the finest hairs on its body can sometimes be preserved in astonishing detail.Welcome to https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/trapped-in-time-extraordinary-fossils.html #amber #trapped #preserved #i #fossilizedi #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

FEATHERED DINOSAURS: WHEN THE ANCIENT WORLD GREW WINGS Dinosaurs were not all scaly giants with fearsome teeth and thunderous footsteps. Some were small, beautifully feathered creatures with striped tails, delicate plumage and more in common with the birds visiting our gardens than the monsters of Hollywood.One remarkable fossil discovery from northeastern China helped change how we picture these ancient animals. Meet Sinosauropteryx prima, a little https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/feathered-dinosaurs-when-ancient-world.html #wings #grew #dinosaurs #meetsinosauropteryx #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

FROGFISH: THE FISH THAT WALKS, FISHES AND SWALLOWS ITS DINNER WHOLE Frogfish ready for its next mealFROGFISH: THE FISH THAT WALKS, FISHES AND SWALLOWS ITS DINNER WHOLEImagine a fish that looks like a sponge, walks like a rather disgruntled frog, carries a fishing rod on its head and can swallow another fish almost as large as itself.Welcome to the wonderfully peculiar world of frogfish.These extraordinary little predators belong to the family Antennariidae, part https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/frogfish-fish-that-walks-fishes-and.html #whole #walks #frogfish #antennariidae #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

RED-LIPPED BATFISH: THE FISH THAT WALKED INTO A BEAUTY SALON Somewhere in the waters around the Galápagos Islands lives a fish that appears to have applied an enthusiastic coat of bright red lipstick, put on its grumpiest expression and decided that swimming is entirely overrated.Meet the red-lipped batfish, Ogcocephalus darwini.With its spectacular scarlet pout, flattened body and decidedly unconventional approach to getting around, this little marine https://fossilhuntress.blogspot.com/2026/10/red-lipped-batfish-fish-that-walked.html #batfish #salon #galapagosislands #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit