Tag: extinct

Lizard Location Under Guard to Save Rare Species

A rare species of Australian lizard has been spotted in the wild for the first time since 1969, having previously been written off as extinct. The discovery of a Victorian grassland earless dragon population has conservationists and nature lovers buzzing. The exact location of the group is being kept under wraps to keep them and…


Scientists Unearth Huge Fossil of New Extinct Arthropod 500 Million Years Old in Rocky Mountains

The remains of a huge new half-a-billion-year-old extinct animal have been unearthed in the Rocky Mountains. Scientists uncovered the fossil belonging to the newly discovered species that roamed the seas during the Cambrian period. Named Titanokorys gainesi, these animals had a distinctive protective head shell and were much bigger than many other species at the…


Giant Tortoise Considered Extinct 100 Years Ago is Found Still in Existence in Ecuador

A giant tortoise considered extinct a hundred years ago has been discovered very much alive and is currently living in Ecuador. Two years ago, the tortoise was found on Fernandina Island, one of the youngest and most pristine in the archipelago, during a joint expedition between the Galapagos National Park and the Galapagos Conservancy. On…