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Cambaytherium, a little fossil from India may have rewritten the history of hoofed animals. Despite looking almost nothing alike, we’ve known that rhinos, horses, and tapirs are cousins since the 19th century. But how did scientists found that out, and where did these animals come from?

As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday, we’re taking the summer to cover some of the most incredible fossils that Canada has contributed to paleontology. To start it off, we’re looking at the Pierre Shale of southern Manitoba, an under-appreciated location that has produced world record-holding sea monsters.

Two small bone fragments found in Athens represent the last known monitor lizard in Europe. This small lizard lived at the onset of the last Ice Age in the last warm refuge in Europe.