Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Frank Sherwin, M.A.

Paleontologists in Australia have recently discovered a treasure trove of amber with trapped insects, spiders, and fungi.¹ These new fossils are revealing some animal behavioral secrets and are creating some baffling mysteries.

“Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!” For centuries, Christians have used this greeting to celebrate Resurrection Day, better known as Easter.¹ Ironically, there are two birds that can remind us of the historicity and importance of Christ’s rising from the dead, three days after His death and burial.

CHICKENS

Pterosaurs were amazing flying reptiles that came in all shapes and sizes.¹ Not surprisingly, when these bizarre creatures are found in the fossil record they are 100% flying reptiles. Some achieve the size of a fighter jet, such as Quetzalcoatlus discovered in Texas or Hatzegopteryx in Romania.

Recently, a team of geochemists from Belgium reported that days might have been 30 minutes shorter in the Late Cretaceous compared to today, giving 372 days in a year.¹ They published their results in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, basing their conclusions on growth patterns in an extinct bivalve called a rudist clam.