The Most Reality-Bending Finds Buried in the Sahara

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! 🌵 Credit: Remnants of an Ancient Lake: By Joshua Stevens/ NASA Earth Observatory, https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ima... megalake: By NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, https://www.si.edu/stories/ancient-me... CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Bandringa rayi fossil shark: By James St. John - https://flic.kr/p/pnXaHf, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Spinosaurus skeleton: By Kabacchi - https://flic.kr/p/7dqLn2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Spinosaurus swimming: By Mike Bowler, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Erg Chech 002: By Steve Jurvetson - https://flic.kr/p/2kuWqYs, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Pink halite: By James St. John - https://flic.kr/p/2iigYK9, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Pink snow: By James St. John - https://flic.kr/p/Cdc7BU, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Cothurnocystis: By Haplochromis, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Cothurnocystis elizae CRF: By Dwergenpaartje, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Hunsrück-Schiefer Fossil Homalozoa: By Hunsrück-Museum Simmern, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Tooth of Spinosaurus: By Utahraptor, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Wadi Al-Hitan: By Hatem Moushir, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 4.0 By Utahraptor - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Metriorhynchus stomach contents: By Skye McDavid, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Macrospondylus bollensis: By Didier Descouens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Castericystis sprinklei: By Didier Descouens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Spinosaurus Crane: By Didier Descouens, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... Machimosaurus: By DiBgd, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... 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... Cretaceous 90 ma map: By Merikanto, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Whale fossils: By Tom Horton, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Whale Valley: By Guy Debonnet, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD... Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices