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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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
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A bridge comes full circle
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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Autumn comes to the Porcupines
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World Sea Turtle Day
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Happy New Year!
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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International Polar Bear Day
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Lunar eclipse
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Madame Sherri Forest, New Hampshire
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Tintern Abbey, Wales
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Happy World Photography Day!
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
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International Tiger Day
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The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia
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Goodbye, 2020!
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April Fools Day
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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We have liftoff!
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
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