Most shark fossils are just teeth—their cartilage skeletons usually decay long before they can fossilize. But in northwestern ...
How did soft-bodied organisms remain intact for millions of years?
Near the top of the world’s highest peak, climbers sometimes spot seashells and delicate crinoid stems locked inside pale limestone, a jarring sight in the thin, frozen air. Those fossils formed on an ...
The discovery offers new insight into how fossils are preserved and how Earth naturally stores carbon over long periods of ...
Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for a fun way to explore how fossils are made, check out these gummy worms and bread fossils. Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays, when ...
A new study sheds light on how these reptiles become “mummies” and paints a picture of what these ancient animals looked like. Paul Sereno and his colleagues spent years painstakingly preparing this ...