Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, a small mammal that lived during the Jurassic Period Maija Karala In the middle of the Jurassic Period,…
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Paleontologists studying rocks from Morocco have unearthed the most exquisitely preserved trilobite fossils yet discovered. The new lifelike fossils update…
Read More »A popular and widely-promoted claim that dinosaur fossils inspired the legend of the griffin, the mythological creature with a raptorial…
Read More »Two teeth, viewed from multiple angles, from the newly identified ancient ape Buronius manfredschmidi Böhme et al., 2024, PLOS ONE,…
Read More »“Can you spot the fossil?” asks the bronzed ranger as a gaggle of park visitors circle around her in Badlands…
Read More »A Ptychodus shark fossil found in Mexico Romain Vullo Exquisitely preserved fossils of a shark that thrived during the Cretaceous…
Read More »The living mammal family tree is full of diverse species–big blue whales, great apes, bats, rodents, and humans, to name…
Read More »The alligator gar is an example of a living fossil. These plants, animals, and fungi show very little species diversity…
Read More »In the fossil record, trees typically are preserved with only their trunks. They don’t usually include any leaves to show…
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