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The quick answer is that although meteorites are very common, they are notoriously difficult to find – unless you are a professional meteorite hunter of course and even then, finds involve a good deal of blood sweat and tears! We’ve got all the info – but if you just want to buy a meteorite (large […]
Pterosaur Eggs – what do we know? Zhejiang Museum of Natural History, China, purchased a unique fossil, found by a local farmer of a Pterosaur lying next to a fossil egg. It is assumed that the pterosaur laid the egg. Subsequent research suggests that pterosaurs behaved more like reptiles than birds when it comes to […]
Romers Gap, named after an influential American Professor, is the name that has been given to the period between 360 and 345 million years ago. Paleontologists used to scratch their heads to explain the lack of fossils from this gap – a mere 15 million years. Before 360 million years ago there were no […]
Bit random but we love quizzes! We are delighted if you want to use our quiz – you could always fess up to where you found it – answers below – no cheating! Section 1: The Movies: The following lines are from which films: 1 ‘There’s no place like home’. 2 ‘Are you policemen?’ ‘No […]
Did T Rex Eat Fruit? Possibly not! Although check out this film of Tony feeding Oranges to his outrarrrgeous pet at the Tucson Rock and Gem Show. Taking place every February in Tucson Arizona, is the world’s largest show of Fossils, Gems and Minerals with the advantage that Tucson is definitely warmer – and drier […]
Well, how long is the longest ever penis bone? We’re not quite sure – but we do know that the longest fossilised penis bone on record was an astonishing 4 feet plus long! It belonged to a Walrus, was found in Siberia. It was sold in 2002 at auction, bought by Ripley’s Believe It or […]
Labradorite – did you know? Beautiful Labradorite is named after Labrador. Where it was first found. No, not by a golden coloured sniffer dog ha! We have lots of labradorite to choose from in our online shop – and if you don’t see what you want, contact us to use our free Bespoke Service. Labradorite […]
Nanotyrannosaur was not quite at the top of the food chain thanks to big brother Rex, but you would not want to meet Nano on a dark night! Nanotyrannosaurs lived in the Upper Cretaceous Period and remains are 70 million years old. Nanotyrannosaur teeth have been found in Wyoming and were once thought to be […]
Amethyst, did you know … that it is one of the most popular and well-known semi-precious stones in the world. It is a type of quartz with a few parts per million of iron. This gives it the purple colouring for which it is famous. It is sometimes heat treated to produce Citrine. […]
How Crystals get their Color? We have beautiful and very unusual crystal and fossil related gifts of all sorts in our online shop. Click here to see. Or carry on reading. (We have all the crystals shown and offer a bespoke service – just contact us for photos and details!) How Crystals get their Color? […]
