#Ancient Creatures

[fennefoxa]

Ancient monsters I desined for my world

[affairsmastery]

For centuries, the colossal squid—Earth’s largest invertebrate—remained a mystery, known only through scattered clues from whale stomachs and deep-sea lore. It wasn’t until a Soviet trawler’s catch in 1981 that humanity truly grasped its enormity. Now, a rare specimen rests in New Zealand’s Te Papa Museum, its massive tentacles and eerie gaze a haunting reminder of the abyss.

Despite its size, this elusive deep-sea predator has never been confirmed in its natural habitat. A possible sighting in 2023 near Antarctica is still under review, reinforcing its status as one of the ocean’s greatest enigmas.

[mayyawondercraft]

Venture into the heart of the dragon's hoard, where gold, jewels, and ancient relics come alive with tales of magic and adventure.🐉💎🔮

ETSY✨

[sleebyfrogs]

@ gothic litblr / anyone else who is as insane as I am do we think Dorian Gray would have liked fossils

We know he collected gemstones and he loves things that are pretty and rare and refined and probably could relate himself to a beautiful mineralised ammonite in a world of ‘plain’ old rock. He might have been fascinated by the eclectic alien forms life on earth once took and revel in the ways they uniquely thrived

Or do we think the unfathomable age of these things and the fact that they’re unavoidably long dead now would be an issue and he’d find them creepy with his being all about living life to the fullest at present and sulkily refusing to acknowledge death at every turn

[familythings]

Unearthing the Past: The 44,000-Year-Old Frozen Wolf and Its Secrets

Imagine stumbling upon a creature that roamed the earth 44,000 years ago, perfectly preserved as if it had just taken a nap in the snow. That’s exactly what happened in Yakutia, eastern Russia, when residents found a remarkably intact wolf frozen in thick permafrost. This isn’t just any wolf—it’s a time capsule from the Pleistocene era, and scientists are buzzing with excitement over what they…

[wandererwonderwaysblog]

[malindamadaras1996blog]

[cookie-nom-nom]

Their entire relationship

[illustratus]

The Triumph of Light over Darkness by Franz von Matsch

[trendingnow3-blog]

Jurassic Hilarity: The Comical Quest to Bring Back a Dinosaur

If you could bring back one dinosaur, which one would it be? Oh, to have the power to resurrect one of those prehistoric party animals! If I were to play Dr. Frankenstein with dinosaurs, the choice would be a tough one. After all, there are so many to pick from – some with ferocious appetites, others with peculiar features, and a few with an attitude that would put a grumpy cat to shame. Let’s…

[ltwilliammowett]

A charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, Spain, 2nd-3rd century AD. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid. Photo by Alison Fisk

[mayorwhisper]

You’re adorable lol

[littleapocalypsekitten]

So, one is just cruising along, having a nice day of fishing and your boat suddenly hits a wormhole into the Devonian.   I wonder if sea scorpion tastes like crab... 

[lionofchaeronea]

Mosaic of sea creatures (the so-called "Fish Catalog") from the House of the Geometric Mosaics (VIII.2.16) at Pompeii. Artist unknown; ca. 100 BCE. Now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. Photo credit: Massimo Finizio.

[constanzarte]

Eugène Fromentin, Centaures

[paintedcrows]

Watched Pyramids of Mars and... yeah I'm obsessed with this guy