An Age of Magic

How many other ‘extinct’ species still live…?

December 20, 2008 on 10:09 am | In Science Fiction Technology | No Comments

The discovery of the previously assumed extinct fish, the coelacanth, in South African waters 70 years ago has raised this question in the past and continues to do so today.

Surely there are still some amazing discoveries yet to be made?

In an isolated area of Peru traces of an ancient civilization have been found where the inhabitants were blonde haired and blue eyed – vastly different to the usual physical type of people in that country.

And now a prehistoric ‘river of the giants’ that was once home to gigantic fish, towering dinosaurs and 60 foot long crocodiles has been unearthed by British fossil hunters.

This river – as wide as the Danube – flowed across the Sahara desert 100 million years ago, surrounded by lush forests, waterways and lakes.

The site has yielded some of the most exciting African prehistoric finds in years – including the tip of a giant flying reptile’s beak and a limb bone from a 65 foot long plant-eating dinosaur. Both are thought to be new species.

Other finds include the remains of a crocodile the length of two double deckers, two inch long scales shed by an freshwater predatory fish, and teeth from a massive sawfish.

One thing is certain – this planet of ours holds some fascinating secrets that are yet to be unearthed.

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