While they branched off from animals more than 1 billion years ago, making them more closely related to us than plants are, there is a large gap in the fossil record. For hundreds of millions of ...

And the Little Dal fossils are no different. "What we have is essentially something a bit like a Rorschach inkblot test, where there are some squiggles in a rock," says Jonathan Antcliffe ...

Stunning panoramic views of the Dolomite peaks. At the Falzarego Pass, a gondola takes visitors up to Mt. Lagazuoi, offering spectacular views of the pass and the surrounding Dolomite mountains. Since ...

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past Tim Vernimmen, Knowable Magazine Studying foraminiferan fossils can help us understand how the ...

The Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO) is world-renown for fantastic shale fossil deposits (insects and plants), petrified Redwood trees, 6,000 acres with 15 miles of pristine hiking ...

This month’s featured speaker is Nick Sena, Director of Community Development and Partnerships at the Edelman Fossil Park and Museum of Rowan University. Located in Mantua, the park is a world-class ...

Featuring hairpin turns and dramatic curves, this thrilling drive is surrounded by majestic Dolomite peaks. At the summit, you'll find a panoramic viewpoint that offers some of the most stunning ...

In 1971, Lawrence Loendorf, an archaeologist who had heard that there were bones in the cave, collected a few mammal fossils and a red jasper knife at the base of the pit. Other than the knife and ...

The superpredator’s teeth — abundant in the fossil record — are what McCormack and his colleagues used to conduct a geochemical analysis, unlocking fresh clues that could challenge megalodon ...

It is believed to have been dormant there for over 140,000 years, and was found alongside 6,000 animal fossils from around 36 different species back in 2011, and after 14 years of research ...

A groundbreaking fossil discovery in Zhenghe county, Fujian province, has reshaped our understanding of avian origins. Scientists identified Baminornis zhenghensis, a 150-million-year-old bird ...