Fossilised ripple marks on the forest floor. Image: Neil Davies The discovery of the oldest fossil site in the world offers us invaluable insights into the Earth’s evolution We know many of the ...

Ripple marks are also found on Earth and are common along the seashore or bottom of shallow lakes. Fossil ripple marks are the clearest evidence of waves and water that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover ...

The find includes fossilized footprints of reptiles and amphibians, plant fragments, and even environmental imprints such as raindrop marks and ripple patterns from ancient lakeshores. This ...