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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evidence for early forms of life comes from fossils. By studying fossils, scientists can learn how much (or how little) organisms have changed as life developed on Earth. There are gaps in the ...

Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished ... that take hundreds of millions of years to form. Fossil fuels, when burned to produce energy, cause harmful ...

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 ...