Nipponites Enamel Pin (Nipponites mirabilis) Tapirus it is a one-of-a-kind specimen

it is a one-of-a-kind specimen that highlights the natural sparkle and color of amethyst

The Malayan and the Philippine flying lemurs

slightly smaller than a modern tiger

making it an excellent educational example of avian pathology

Nipponites Enamel Pin (Nipponites mirabilis) Tapirus it is a one-of-a-kind specimenIf youve ever looked at an ammonite fossil and thought, That spirals a little too neat, Nipponites mirabilis is here to blow up your sense of order. This Late Cretaceous cephalopod from Japan gave up the classic nautilus swirl for a wildly twisted, zigzagging shell that looks more like modern abstract art than a home for a squid like animal. Despite its chaotic appearance, Nipponites thrived about 85 million years ago, proving that even in evolution,