The Creatures of the Zero Formation

The Zero formation is a rock formation, which date back 114 - 105 mya. The paleobiota of the Zero formation was quite diverse. It became a very well-known dig site by the year 2056. Many vertebrates, including dinosaurs, have been found here. It is most notable for the giant mammal fossils found. The Zero formation was named after the creatures found, which translates beast, in Russian, which is Zver. The first ever fossil found was a mammal skeleton in 2050, which seemed to date back to the Early Cretaceous. It was quite large, thus giving the rock formation a name. The Zero formation is located within north-eastern Russia. The abundance of fish and small dinosaurs suggest it used to be an island.

Important Mammal Discovery
It was a sunny morning in Russia in the year of 2050. 2 scientists were searching for mammoth bones. 1 of them found a large piece of rock, and found a mammal, but not what they were looking for. It was later identified as a Mesozoic animal, and was declared the largest Mesozoic mammal. Later that year the Zero formation was erected. In 2055, a large 3 foot mammal skull was found, and out sized the previous mammal. They were declared different species. The 2050 specimen was named "Goliachrisis"(Giant Rat), and the 2055 specimen "Klykops"(Fang face). This made scientists realize that there might be many more similar and much larger mammals out there.

Illustration and comparison of wildlife.