A recent study published in Earth Science Reviews examines how both the shine and excellent preservation of fossils discovered at Germany’s Posidonia Shale is not the result of pyrite (aka fool’s gold ...

A stunning fossil discovery in the Grand Canyon has opened a new window into one of the most fascinating chapters in Earth’s history. Buried in rocks that are over 505 million years old, scientists ...

Introduction -- Purpose -- Geology of the Horseshoe Canyon Formation. Ash beds ; Coal seam or zone markers ; Palynology ; Palaeo-magnetostratigraphy -- Types of preservation and methods of study.

An ancient, well-preserved fish brain analyzed recently by University of Michigan scientists could unlock new discoveries about evolution and the formation of fossils. The brain, which the university ...

The Crato Formation represents one of the most celebrated Early Cretaceous Konservat‐Lagerstätten, offering an unparalleled window into past ecosystems. Exceptional preservation within this formation ...

The three fossil specimens (from left to right), Avisaurus darwini, Avisaurus sp., and Magnusavis ekalakaensis, all of which are represented by a tarsometatarsus. They are all shown to scale with one ...

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Paleontologists describe four new species of extinct ancestral penguins that help shed light on how the iconic birds evolved after dinosaurs went extinct ...

Scientists have discovered the fossils of two new species of sturgeon fish in the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota that were likely buried when the dinosaur-ending Chicxulub asteroid hit Earth.