{"id":141277,"date":"2025-04-15T06:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141277"},"modified":"2025-04-15T06:28:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:28:59","slug":"officials-uncover-210-million-year-old-fossil-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=141277","title":{"rendered":"Officials uncover 210 million-year-old fossil in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-742f8fb25001782\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-742f8fb25001782--33058774797.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-742f8fb25001782--33058774797.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-742f8fb25001782--33058774797.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-742f8fb25001782--33058774797.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source 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href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/south-america\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentina<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Local officials say the discovery has been made after a landowner in the area reported the presence of fossilized remains in a field.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to members of the Argentine National Gendarmerie, a local paleontologist confirmed the fossil was that of an Ichthyosaur \u2013 a prehistoric marine animal.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">True to their name, which means fish lizard in Greek, according to National Geographic, the early versions of the Ichthyosaur looked much like a lizard with fins.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Members of the Argentina government help remove the fossil remains.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Members of the Argentina government help remove the fossil remains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (argentina.gob.ar)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;There\u2019s growing evidence that Ichthyosaurs evolved giant species within about eight million years after they first emerged during the Triassic,&#8221; said an article from National Geographic. &#8220;Many of them were monstrous predators that hunted other marine reptiles and any other prey smaller than themselves, almost as if they were giant orcas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">These creatures were large, fast predators. According to National Geographic, the reptile appeared more than 210 million years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/marfa-san-esteban-rockshelter-atrifacts-big-bend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CAVE DISCOVERY OF 6,000-YEAR-OLD HUNTER&#8217;S TOOLKIT OFFERS RARE GLIMPSE INTO EARLIEST LIVES IN WEST TEXAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Apex predators, they were the Orca of their time,&#8221; said an article from National Geographic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/288\/162\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/576\/324\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/720\/405\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1440\/810\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1336\/752\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/668\/376\/procedimiento_neuquen_-_restos_fosiles_de_un_reptil_marino_1.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Members of the government of Argentina have begun to properly remove and transport the fossils to a museum.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Members of the government of Argentina have begun to properly remove and transport the fossils to a museum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (argentina.gob.ar)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After the paleontologist&#8217;s confirmation, an environmental patrol team was able to condition and properly remove it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The fossil has been transported to the Carmen Funes Museum, according to Argentina.gob.ar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/fish-lizard-fossil-argentina\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erosion caused by heavy rains uncovered an NEQUEN, Argentina \u2013 An astonishing discovery has been unearthed by paleontologists in Argentina.\u00a0 Local officials say the discovery has been made after a &hellip; 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