Mysterious fossil resembling human ear found in park in Arizona. ‘Any ideas what it is?’
The 1.5 million acre Lake Mead National Recreation Area covers “mountains, canyons, valleys and two vast lakes,” the National ...
Fossil of oldest known modern bird discovered in Antarctica
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
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Fossil claimed to be new species of mosasaur is suspected forgery
The contentious fossil of a jaw fragment was apparently collected by miners working at the Sidi Chennane phosphate mines in Morocco, in rock that is 66 to 72 million years old. Nick Longrich at ...
Fossil shark teeth are abundant and can date the past in a unique way
The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ...
New species of 150 million-year-old ray discovered in Bavaria
The find expands our understanding of the early developmental stages of rays and their evolutionary branches.
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...
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Fossil claimed to be new species of mosasaur is suspected forgery
CT scans allow you to see into the underlying bones and rock to determine whether they were modified. “CT scanning fossils is common, and really should be standard for mosasaurs coming from ...