By Will Dunham (Reuters) – On February 20, 1824, British naturalist and theologian William Buckland, addressing the Geological Society of London, described massive jaw and limb bones unearthed in a slate quarry in the village of Stonesfield, near Oxford. Buckland recognized that these fossils belonged to a giant reptile from the past and gave it… Read More »
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The massive fossilized bones that emerged from slate quarries in Oxfordshire, England, starting in the late 1600s were immediately puzzling. In a world where evolution and extinction were unknown concepts, experts of the time took… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The massive fossilized bones that emerged from slate quarries in Oxfordshire, England, starting in the late 1600s were immediately puzzling. In a world where evolution and extinction were unknown concepts, experts of the time took… Read More »