Discovered in the Yehliu Geopark and Badouzi promontory of the island, the burrows are what are known as trace fossils—preserved imprints left behind by the activities of ancient animals.

Protein-rich bodies trigger oxygen depletion, fostering mineral replacement and fossil formation. Smaller creatures or those with less protein are more likely to decay completely. For centuries ...

P.E.I.’s fossil record is far older than the age of dinosaurs and contains some of the most internationally significant specimens from the Permian period, geologist Laura MacNeil told attendees during ...

Ancient seashell fossils discovered in the southern province of Surat Thani are Thailand’s latest paleontological discovery. The fossils were discovered at four separate locations around Ban ...

Tickets with unlimited re-entry are $15 for weekdays and $20 for weekends. Fossil dealers will bring items from Africa, North America and Europe, including remains from a Tyrannosaurus rex ...

BASED ON THE SIZE OF THE BONE, RESEARCHERS BELIEVE THE CREATURE IT BELONGED TO MUST HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 30FT LONG. THEY TURNED THAT FOSSIL OVER TO Mississippi State University scientists have ...

But a recent fossil discovery near Frankfurt, Germany is helping expand our knowledge of the bug’s evolution—and it appears to be the earliest example of the Cicadinae subfamily ever found.

A new study is reshaping how scientists date dinosaur fossils in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP). Using advanced drone-assisted 3D mapping, researchers have uncovered significant ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Scientists with Mississippi State University are playing a key role in an exciting new fossil discovery that’s close to campus, a discovery that may represent the largest mosasaur ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A nearly complete fossil of Eoplatypleura messelensis, the earliest known Cicadinae and first true cicada from the Messel Pit, dates to 47 million years ago ...

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But things really got going in March. That's when scientists and volunteers rushed to excavate a fossil-rich quarry at the Dinosaur Discovery Site in St. George before it was scheduled to be ...