#fossilized remains

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The Making of the Colossal Dire Wolves — World's First De-Extinction

7 April 2025

The dire wolf is no longer extinct—and this is the story of how Colossal made it happen.

Discover the advanced tools and technologies behind the revival of the dire wolf, why this breakthrough matters for the future of conservation, and what it means for endangered species across the globe.

In this video, you’ll hear directly from the scientists, conservationists, and visionaries who made the impossible possible.

This moment marks more than just a scientific achievement — it signals the start of a new era in biodiversity and ecological restoration.

The dire wolf is back, and for Colossal, this is only the beginning.

Credit: 3D models created by Visual Science

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[drawnfamiliarfaces]

PnF Spirit Week 1: May 27th - Pets

You never really forget your first ever pet. Especially if they disappear quite abruptly from your life.

[commandertartarsmoocher]

Oh hey,

I bet the professor didn't even consider that his sentient AI invention would be capable of complex feelings such as grief.

[Posting both versions because I'm indecisive]

[the-forest-library]

Theropod and Ankylosaurus Footprints - Mill Canyon, Utah

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Liparoceras cheltiense Ammonite Fossil - Pliensbachian, Jurassic, Cheltenham, United Kingdom | 100% Genuine Specimen + COA

A stunning and rare Liparoceras cheltiense Ammonite Fossil, from the Pliensbachian Stage, Jurassic, discovered in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. This beautifully preserved ammonite showcases intricate ribbing and involute coiling, offering an exceptional piece of prehistoric marine history. A highly sought-after specimen for collectors, educators, and fossil enthusiasts alike.

✅ 100% Genuine Specimen – Every fossil we sell is authentic and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

✅ From the Alice Purnell Collection – A carefully curated specimen with historical significance.

✅ What you see is what you get – The listing photos show the exact fossil you will receive.

✅ Includes size reference – Scale cube in photos = 1cm. Please refer to the images for full dimensions.

✅ Ideal for collectors, display, or scientific study – A visually striking and scientifically significant fossil specimen.

About Liparoceras cheltiense Ammonite Fossils:

Liparoceras cheltiense is an extinct species of ammonite that thrived during the Early Jurassic period, approximately 190 million years ago. Ammonites were marine mollusks related to modern-day squids, octopuses, and nautiluses, playing a crucial role in prehistoric ocean ecosystems before their extinction.

This fossil originates from the Pliensbachian Stage, specifically from Cheltenham, UK, an area known for its remarkable ammonite preservation. Liparoceras is recognized for its robust shell, prominent ribbing, and deep suture patterns, making it a valuable specimen for both collectors and researchers.

Fossils like Liparoceras cheltiense provide valuable insight into ancient marine environments, ammonite diversity, and evolutionary adaptations. Their distinctive beauty and historical significance make them a perfect addition to any fossil collection.

Perfect for display, educational purposes, or as a unique gift for fossil lovers and paleontology enthusiasts, this ammonite fossil is a one-of-a-kind specimen.

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Own a scientifically valuable piece of Jurassic ammonite history today! 

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Some fossils from our local quarry 🤩 it's one of the oldest and best preserved fossilized coral reefs in the world, I find something cool every time I go ❤️

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op this shit was VIVID (trigger warning: op's post contents - some gore/blood and blurry/implied animal bodies)

(other than the bright reds and the white in the last panel, everything was color picked from my dash with how i saw the post, greens/browns/low contrast reds were all from op's avatar :3 was trying to keep As Much of the vibe as possible)

Geological horror. You find a geode and crack it open and the crystal lining its walls is human blood that can't be genetically matched to anyone. You find a human skeleton but every one of the bones is made from rock, a rock that you know can't be whittled into those shapes. You find layers of clay and loam that sport ancient fossils at the top and the still-rotting corpses of modern animals at the bottom.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

The First Dire Wolf Howl in Over 10,000 Years

7 April 2025

The dire wolf is no longer extinct. Meet the world’s first de-extinct animals.

Through the science of de-extinction, Colossal has brought back the legendary dire wolf after more than 10,000 years.

In this video, follow Romulus and Remus, born on 1 October 2024 — the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction.

Watch them take their first steps, hear their first howls, and see a ton of highlights from their first five months of life in a brand-new world.

You’ll also meet Khaleesi — a little younger but the very first female dire wolf brought back from extinction.

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[penumbralwoods]

would river like the Jurassic park movies?

hesitant yes. it loves them, but it will be explaining the actual science/lack thereof behind every. single. detail.

[mothmiso]

Naturalis Biodiversity Center (2) (3) (4) by falkm

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devastated to report that many, many people in the notes relate to this post in uncomfortably intimate ways i was not perhaps prepared to read about

every child should have a specific stuffed animal/toy that they develop an antagonistic relationship with

[lovelyalicorn]

Safety first!

[uk-fossils]

Rare Fossil Reptile Bone in Coprolite Bed Block – Aust Cliff, Upper Triassic UK, Penarth Group, Westbury Formation

Discover a genuine piece of deep-time history with this fossil reptile bone embedded in a block from the famous fish, reptile, and coprolite bed at Aust Cliff, Bristol. This exceptional specimen was recovered from the Westbury Formation of the Penarth Group, dating back to the Upper Triassic Period (~208-201 million years ago). It originates from one of the UK’s most iconic fossil sites, renowned for preserving an extraordinary mix of vertebrate remains in a rich depositional setting.

Your specimen was discovered on 07 April 2025 by our own expert field collectors, Alister and Alison, and meticulously cleaned, prepped, and preserved by Alison. The actual fossil you receive is the one shown in the photos, clearly scaled with a 1cm cube for accurate size reference.

This reptile bone likely belonged to one of the early marine or semi-aquatic reptiles known from the site, such as phytosaurs or early archosaurs, which thrived in estuarine and nearshore environments. The Westbury Formation was deposited in a low-energy marine lagoonal or marginal marine setting, perfect for fossil preservation.

Geological & Palaeontological Information:

Species: Indeterminate Reptilia (likely Phytosaur or similar reptile)

Fossil Type: Bone (vertebrate remains)

Location: Aust Cliff, Bristol, England

Stratigraphy:

Formation: Westbury Formation

Group: Penarth Group

Stage: Upper Triassic (Rhaetian)

Depositional Environment: Shallow marine lagoonal to marginal marine

Notable Site Facts: Aust Cliff is a classic British palaeontological site, internationally famous for its diverse vertebrate fossils including fish, reptiles, and coprolites within a condensed fossil bed at the top of the Westbury Formation.

This fossil offers a rare opportunity to own a direct connection to the late Triassic world, just before the rise of the dinosaurs in the Jurassic. Perfect for collectors, educators, or anyone with a passion for ancient life.

All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Scale cube = 1cm. Please see the photo for full sizing.

Add this well-preserved and scientifically important specimen to your collection today – a snapshot of prehistoric life from a globally significant geological formation.

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This Fossil Friday, meet the Museum’s mummified hadrosaur—one of the most complete pieces of Mesozoic dinosaur remains ever found! This fossil represents one of the greatest discoveries in the history of paleontology: a rare glimpse at the texture of dinosaur skin. Like the skin on modern birds’ feet, this duck-billed dinosaur’s skin was marked by bumps called tubercles. The tubercles are larger along the animal’s back and sides and smaller around the joints, which needed to be flexible.

Photo: Image no. ptc-7737 © / AMNH Library (Circa 1992)

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genuinely curious but I don't know how to phrase this in a way that sounds less accusatory so please know I'm asking in good faith and am just bad at words

what are your thoughts on the environmental impact of generative ai? do you think the cost for all the cooling system is worth the tasks generative ai performs? I've been wrangling this because while I feel like I can justify it as smaller scales, that would mean it isn't a publicly available tool which I also feel uncomfortable with

the environmental impacts of genAI are almost always one of three things, both by their detractors and their boosters:

vastly overstated

stated correctly, but with a deceptive lack of context (ie, giving numbers in watt-hours, or amount of water 'used' for cooling, without necessary context like what comparable services use or what actually happens to that water)

assumed to be on track to grow constantly as genAI sees universal adoption across every industry

like, when water is used to cool a datacenter, that datacenter isn't just "a big building running chatgpt" -- datacenters are the backbone of the modern internet. now, i mean, all that said, the basic question here: no, i don't think it's a good tradeoff to be burning fossil fuels to power the magic 8ball. but asking that question in a vacuum (imo) elides a lot of the realities of power consumption in the global north by exceptionalizing genAI as opposed to, for example, video streaming, or online games. or, for that matter, for any number of other things.

so to me a lot of this stuff seems like very selective outrage in most cases, people working backwards from all the twitter artists on their dashboard hating midjourney to find an ethical reason why it is irredeemably evil.

& in the best, good-faith cases, it's taking at face value the claims of genAI companies and datacenter owners that the power usage will continue spiralling as the technology is integrated into every aspect of our lives. but to be blunt, i think it's a little naive to take these estimates seriously: these companies rely on their stock prices remaining high and attractive to investors, so they have enormous financial incentives not only to lie but to make financial decisions as if the universal adoption boom is just around the corner at all times. but there's no actual business plan! these companies are burning gigantic piles of money every day, because this is a bubble

so tldr: i don't think most things fossil fuels are burned for are 'worth it', but the response to that is a comprehensive climate politics and not an individualistic 'carbon footprint' approach, certainly not one that chooses chatgpt as its battleground. genAI uses a lot of power but at a rate currently comparable to other massively popular digital leisure products like fortnite or netflix -- forecasts of it massively increasing by several orders of magnitude are in my opinion unfounded and can mostly be traced back to people who have a direct financial stake in this being the case because their business model is an obvious boondoggle otherwise.