Sensing the familiar jolt of adrenaline that surged anytime she came across a fossil, she called out to her husband, Patrick, who was digging nearby. Carefully, the two amateur paleontologists ...

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) recently disclosed that 29 resident species in the Northern Marianas are currently protected under the US ...

Scientists have gained more insight into an extinct species of archaic humans after confirmation that the oldest human fossil in Taiwan is the remains of a Denisovan. Analysis of proteins extracted ...

To find answers, a team of researchers studied North America’s fossil record, focusing on the 18 million years before the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous period. The new analysis ...

Rare fossil of an ammonite preserved with a distinct mother of pearl iridescence, recently discovered by Dr. Chris Shelton and RSU student Kolby Dooling. A geology professor and his student at ...

Dr. Chris Shelton and student Kolby Dooling unearthed a rare, well-preserved ammonite fossil at a site in Oklahoma, and it wasn’t an ordinary fossil. This particular find shimmered with the ...

Looking again through the magnifying lens at the fossil’s surface, one of us, Sabrina Curran, took a deep breath. Illuminated by a strong light positioned nearly parallel to the surface of the ...

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A chance encounter on Facebook might have landed the city a mascot and fundraising opportunity for its planned fossil park. Rick Spears, an artist and retired educator from the Atlanta area ...