PLOS ONE reported the recent discovery of a megatheropod—a large, two-legged dinosaur much like a T. rex—in Africa.¹

The authors of the report gave the impressive dimensions—almost 30 feet long—of the Kayentapus ambrokholohali as well as several formidable-looking three-toed footprints that are the largest theropod tracks ever found in Africa.

Paleontologists have unearthed yet another bizarre creature, this time in British Columbia, Canada, from sediments alleged to be 541 million years old.^1,2

Just when we thought we knew all the basics about the human body, anatomists made three surprising discoveries in 2016. The newfound human body complexity borders on science fiction.