What better way to honor National Fossil Day than with this amazing dragonfly! It"s rare to find one in such exquisite condition, but this one was discovered in Solnhofen, Germany, where limestone deposits preserved some of the most detailed fossils ever found—including the birdlike dinosaur called Archaeopteryx. This dragonfly was preserved in the Solnhofen limestone about 150 million years ago in the Jurassic Period. It measures about 5.5 inches across.
In praise of the old…the very old
Today in History
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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International Day of Color
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A wonderland in winter
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It’s Siblings Day!
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World Theater Day
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Glass footbridge in Zhangjiajie, China
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Panda Day
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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International Jazz Day
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Pascua Florida Day
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Fossil Day
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Overlooking the Douro
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World Environment Day
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An Alpine fairy-tale castle
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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Ahh-tumn
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World Parrot Day
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Take a break! It s Labor Day!
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World Lion Day
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National Bison Day
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US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Is that a smile?
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Kluane National Park
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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