Fossils are the remains or traces left behind by life forms that existed long ago and are normally found in sedimentary rocks. They are usually very small, like micro shells or pollen, and sometimes ...

A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities challenges previous classifications paleontologists use ...

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Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a geological process known as opalization, wherein organic material from ...

Paleolithic hunters built mammoth traps in what is now Mexico some 14,700 years ago. An unknown sea creature left footprints in sand some 550 million years ago, making them the oldest known footprints ...

A recent study found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, commonly known as fool's gold, which was long thought to be the source of the shine.

(CNN) — Spiders are not well represented in the fossil record. Their soft external skeletons don’t typically preserve well — except at a few exceptional sites around the world. There is one remarkable ...

All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. A recent study by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and collaborators found that many of the fossils from ...