fossil, harajicadectes zhumini, paleontology, predatory fish

This 12-Million-Year-Old Dog May Not Have Been Man’s Best Friend

The discovery of a 12-million-year-old dog fossil has placed yet another species on the growing list of discoveries. However, this dog, which lived in a time when the massive megalodon shark roamed in the oceans, would not have been man’s best friend. The new canine species has been named Cynarctus wangi, named after Xiaoming Wang, ...

Troy Oakes

A drawing of cynarctus wangi.

Trilobites: Creatures That Lived 252 Million Years Ago

Trilobites refer to a group of marine artiopodan arthropods that are now extinct. In fact, they are known as the earliest arthropod groups, having existed even during the Early Cambrian period 521 million years back. At the end of the Permian period around 252 million years ago, trilobites are believed to have undergone mass extinction. ...

Nspirement Staff

A trilobite fossil.

Dazhishan Xuankong Temple’s Garden Features Breathtaking Rock Scenery

Nestled in the countryside near the Zengwen Reservoir in Nanxi District in southern Taiwan’s Tainan City is a magnificent garden affiliated with a Buddhist temple, Dazhishan Xuankong Temple. With a breathtaking garden, the temple ranked first among the 100 most beautiful religious sites in Taiwan in an online poll conducted by the Ministry of Interior ...

Billy Shyu

Stalactites at the Dazhishan Xuankong Temple.