The Sahara Desert might look like an endless sea of sand, but it’s hiding some of the most mind-blowing secrets under its surface! 🌵 Scientists have uncovered the bones of ancient whales—yes, whales—proving this desert was once an ocean millions of years ago. There are also mysterious stone carvings and tools from prehistoric humans who thrived here when it was a lush, green paradise. Oh, and let’s not forget the eye-popping “Eye of the Sahara,” a massive, circular structure visible from space. Some even believe it could be the remnants of the lost city of Atlantis! The Sahara is like nature’s treasure chest, packed with finds that bend reality and rewrite history. 🏜️✨
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Remnants of an Ancient Lake: By Joshua Stevens/ NASA Earth Observatory, https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146304/remnants-of-an-ancient-lake
megalake: By NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, https://www.si.edu/stories/ancient-megalake-discovered-beneath-sahara-desert
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Bandringa rayi fossil shark: By James St. John – https://flic.kr/p/pnXaHf, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36594184
Spinosaurus skeleton: By Kabacchi – https://flic.kr/p/7dqLn2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8385023
Spinosaurus swimming: By Mike Bowler, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=38571896
Erg Chech 002: By Steve Jurvetson – https://flic.kr/p/2kuWqYs, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105132919
Pink halite: By James St. John – https://flic.kr/p/2iigYK9, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95007989
Pink snow: By James St. John – https://flic.kr/p/Cdc7BU, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=129024028
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Cothurnocystis: By Haplochromis, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10946202
Cothurnocystis elizae CRF: By Dwergenpaartje, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23379107
Hunsrück-Schiefer Fossil Homalozoa: By Hunsrück-Museum Simmern, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23481044
Tooth of Spinosaurus: By Utahraptor, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15819318
Wadi Al-Hitan: By Hatem Moushir, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32784367
CC BY-SA 4.0 By Utahraptor – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15819318:
Metriorhynchus stomach contents: By Skye McDavid, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108060164
Macrospondylus bollensis: By Didier Descouens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12699912
Castericystis sprinklei: By Didier Descouens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=76425026
Spinosaurus Crane: By Didier Descouens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11868466
Machimosaurus: By DiBgd, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42204283
Machimosaurus buffetauti: By Young, Mark T.; Hua, Stéphane; Steel, Lorna; Foffa, Davide; Brusatte, Stephen L.; Thüring, Silvan; Mateus, Octávio; Ruiz-Omeñaca, José Ignacio; Havlik, Philipe; Lepage, Yves; & de Andrade, Marco Brandalise, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45809541
Cretaceous 90 ma map: By Merikanto, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118829487
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Whale fossils: By Tom Horton, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6822293
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Whale Valley: By Guy Debonnet, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=58158101
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