🇯🇴 Jordan

Globidens

90 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.

Clidastes

94 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Halisaurus

86 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Nothosaurus

250 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Picunichnus

101 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 1 occ.

Platecarpus

101 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 1 occ.

Ancient mass grave reveals how a pandemic wiped out a city 1,500 years ago

Jordan

A newly confirmed mass grave in ancient Jordan offers chilling insight into one of history’s first pandemics. Hundreds of plague victims were buried within days, revealing how the Plague of Justinian devastated entire communities. The findings show that people who usually lived spread out across regions were suddenly concentrated in death. It’s a powerful reminder that pandemics don’t just spread disease—they reshape how societies live and collapse.

23/04/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

formation Jordan Yixian

Ceratopsinae

Ceratopsia Ceratopsinae Jordan