Rare aardvark trace fossils discovered in South Africa
A recent study published in Quaternary Research describes the discovery and identification of possible aardvark tracks and ...
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How Long Does It Take For A Fossil To Form? Frogs' Brains Show Fossilization Within 2 Years
The fossilization process itself can take anywhere from a matter of days to millions of years. Waiting for mineral-rich ...
What tiny fossils from ocean floor tell us about the history of climate change
Scientists have discovered the key role the Southern Ocean around Antarctica plays in regulating the global climate ...
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A Forgotten Boulder in a School Office Turned Out to Have 66 Dinosaur Footprints from 200 Million Years Ago
For more than 20 years, a simple white slab sat in the main office of Biloela State High School, blending into the background ...
When Megalodon Bit Megalodon: Fossilized Teeth Show Signs Of Shark-On-Shark Damage
A small but fascinating collection of Megalodon teeth exhibit deep bite marks from other Megalodons, raising questions about ...
Is this mountain the REAL Noah’s Ark? Bible researchers find ‘trace of 5,000-year-old flood’ around ‘giant boat fossil’
A GROUNDBREAKING discovery has prompted excitement amongst the archeological community as it may prove the existence of ...
This High School Rock Is Teeming With Dinosaur Footprints—but No One Noticed for Decades
A slab of rock at an Australian high school, a boulder in a parking lot, and a bookend in a private collection feature ...
Eocene mudflat fossils reveal ancient waterbird foraging behaviors and four new species
Recently, paleontologists Dr. John-Paul Zonneveld, Dr. Sarah Naone, and Dr. Brooks Britt described the discovery and classification of four new ichnotaxa (fossilized trace taxa) from the Eocene ...
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Dozens of dinosaur footprints found in rock at Australian school
Palaeontologists have discovered 66 three-toed dinosaur footprints in a slab of rock that has been on display for 20 years at ...