Source: Mental Floss In the summer of 1844, King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony and his royal entourage were walking down Broad Street in the coastal town of Lyme Regis when they were drawn to the window of a cottage. Treasures lay on the other side of the glass: Coiled ammonite shells—long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBB6V25Zyrk There’s no scientific evidence for the famous Loch Ness Monster, but the fossilized remains of one of Scotland’s “real” monsters were recently unveiled in Edinburgh. National Museums Scotland showed off what one expert called “one of the crown jewels”

The fossil, named Cartorhynchus lenticarpus, represents a missing stage in the evolution of ichthyosaurs. Until now, there were no fossils marking their transition from land to sea. “But now we have this fossil showing the transition. There’s nothing that prevents it from coming onto land,” said