This is a natural mould. If water rich in minerals fills this space, crystals can form and create a fossil in the shape of the original bone or shell, known as a cast fossil. Or sediment can fill the ...

Researchers are now proposing a surprising location for the birthplace of dinosaurs, based on the locations of the currently ...

That sentiment stems from a new paper published in Current Biology which posits that dinosaur fossils older than we’ve ever ...

Visit the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History's Paleontology Section. The Fossils in the Classroom project is generously funded by the CU-Boulder Office of Outreach and Engagement and the ...

"The find was initially misidentified as a crocodile skull," says Michael Stache, a geological preparator at MLU's Central Repository of Natural Science Collections. Stache came across the fossil ...

Legal experts said the president was testing the boundaries of executive power with aggressive orders designed to stop the ...

This discovery suggests that Neanderthals may have had a deep appreciation for the natural ... fossils can be understood as evidence of an artistic interest or an attraction or curiosity for the ...

Researchers drew these conclusions by recreating the fossils in 3D using advanced imaging techniques, including X-ray scanning. They found that Emo and Punk displayed a wider variety of forms and ...

They found that Emo and Punk displayed a wider variety of forms and movement strategies than researchers knew existed in this group of early molluscs. Fossils were exceptionally preserved The ...