Underwater fossil bed discovered by collectors preserves rare slice of Florida's past
About half a million years ago, several horses, sloths and armadillos fell into a sinkhole in Florida's Big Bend region and ...
Trace fossils reveal clues to evolution of tiny organisms in deep marine ecosystems
Dr. Luis Buatois (Ph.D.) traces a series of hexagons with his finger, following the path carved by tiny organisms millions of ...
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Farmer uncovers fossil from violent marine battle millions of years ago
Discover the fascinating story of a sea cow fossil in Venezuela, providing insights into prehistoric marine life and predator ...
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How paleontologists are using fossilized shark teeth to date the past
Lynn Ingram discovered variations in ocean strontium by examining strontium isotopes ratios in marine sediments, including fossils. The levels of strontium isotopes in marine sediments provide a ...
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Dinosaur National Monument’s Fossils
and sediment filling that mold being to create a cast of the original. In the case of the dinosaur bones discovered at Dinosaur National Monument, their fossils are found in a rock unit called the ...