Extinct Animals
Extinct Crocodile Kinds
The largest-known open-ocean crocodile was more than 20 feet (6 m) long and had a head the size of T. rex. Larger than modern saltwater crocodiles and even great white sharks, Plesiosuchus had flippers and a fish-like tail for swimming in the open ocean. We can only guess about the appearance of the teeth and jaws of the original created crocodile kinds.
So Many Mammoth Fossils
Varieties of fossilized mastodons, mammoths, and other elephants are widely distributed across North America and around the world. Fossilization in globe-encircling sediments laid down by water point to the catastrophe of Noah’s Flood. But—praise God—life’s deliverance from judgment encourages faith in the redeeming work of Jesus Christ!
Giant Fossil Bugs
The fossil record contains super-size versions of a number of creatures, including insects such as the giant dragonfly. Since no seagull-sized dragonflies fly the skies today, many wonder why they grew so large. The idea that gigantic varieties of creatures were stressed out of existence by climate changes in the wake of the global Flood is a biblically consistent explanation.
Articles About Extinct Animals
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Giant Bugs: Why They Once Roamed the EarthAug. 20, 2011 from News to Know
Did giant insects seek or shun a high oxygen atmosphere?
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Mosasaur: Lizard or Whale?Aug. 6, 2011 from News to Know
The mosasaur was a marine lizard, not a whale. But like the whale, evolutionists believe it started out—ancestrally speaking—without much in the way of swimming adaptations. Over 27 million years, researchers claim it evolved into such an excellent swimming predator that it ruled the seas.
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The World’s Largest Marsupial Found In QueenslandJuly 9, 2011 from News to Know
A nearly complete skeleton of the world’s biggest marsupial, the Diprotodon, was unearthed at Floraville Station in Queensland. This specimen, 6-½ feet tall and 11 feet long, is estimated to have weighed three tons.
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In-Depth ArticleWill the Real Unicorn Please Stand Up?June 15, 2011 from Answers in Depth
The unicorns mentioned in the Bible are not the fairy tale creatures many people think of, but real creatures familiar to the people living in ancient times.
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The Bunny KingMay 7, 2011 from News to Know
Once upon a time a rabbit king was buried on Minorca . . .
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Fossil with Crocodile and Cat TraitsAug. 7, 2010
Cats and crocodiles may appear about as different as two vertebrates can possibly be. But a fossil found in Tanzania has traits of both.
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Leviathan Found - According to Broad DefinitionJuly 3, 2010
Leviathan has at last been found—according to a broad definition of “Leviathan,” anyway.
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Jan. 1, 2010 from Answers Magazine
Why do we find lots of trilobite tracks in lower rock layers, but we don’t find any trilobite fossils until higher up?
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Fossil Seal Walks InApril 25, 2009 from News to Know
“Evolution at [w]ork,” declares National Geographic News. “[T]he evolutionary evidence we have been lacking for so long,” reports BBC News. So just what is this new fossil?
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Fishy Old BrainsMarch 7, 2009 from News to Know
What’s so “remarkable” about the fossil preservation of a fish brain?
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The Web of Spider EvolutionJan. 3, 2009 from News to Know
What was once “the world’s oldest spider” is now just a primitive version of the “web-spinning modern spider,” BBC News reports.
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New Species Found In Insect Fossil On eBayAug. 23, 2008
Forget fieldwork. The trendy new way to discover fossils is as close as your Internet browser.
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Ancient Shark Has a Bite Stronger Than a T. rexAug. 9, 2008
T. rex, stay out of the water: the ancient giant shark megalodon had a bite far more powerful than yours!
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Magazine Department ArticleMonster RecordJuly 1, 2008 from Answers Magazine
The Monster, a partial fossil of what is presumed to be the largest known marine reptile has been found on a Norwegian island.
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Fossilized Snake with Legs Found In LebanonApril 12, 2008
The strange monster is back: a snake with legs!
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Giant Frog Fossil UnearthedFeb. 23, 2008
A team of American and British scientists has discovered a fossil frog so large it’s been dubbed “Beelzebufo,” or the “frog from hell.”
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How to Catch an Extinct Fossil FishMay 26, 2007
Indonesian fisherman Yustinus Lahama’s capture of a rare coelacanth fish is a reminder of the perpetual fallibility of paleontologists (and much of what they say!).
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Technical In-Depth ArticleTiktaalik and the Fishy Story of Walking Fish, Part 2May 23, 2007 from Answers in Depth
Now that the euphoria in the media has settled down on the “walking fish,” it is time to reflect upon what must surely be the biggest fish story of the decade.
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In-Depth ArticleTiktaalik and the Fishy Story of Walking FishMarch 7, 2007 from Answers in Depth
Now that the euphoria in the media has settled down on Tiktaalik, it is time to reflect upon what must surely be the biggest fish story of the decade.
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In-Depth ArticleDid Microraptor gui Invent the Biplane Before the Wright Brothers?Feb. 21, 2007 from Answers in Depth
Once again, the media is abuzz with feathered dinosaurs busily “experimenting” with flight. This time the presumed dinosaur, Microraptor gui.
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Swimming with the DinosaursMarch 8, 2006
One way or another, in the creation model, Castorocauda is another example of God’s fascinating design in a pre-Flood organism; in the evolution model, Castorocauda is a surprise and challenge.
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Magazine ArticleTrilobite TechnologyDec. 1, 1998, pp. 23–24
Trilobites, described by Stephen Jay Gould as ‘everyone’s favourite invertebrate fossil,’ are a class of marine arthropods which are often well preserved and of striking appearance.
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