A team of researchers has announced a breakthrough in simulating the fossilization process within just 24 hours, a development that could enhance the search for ...

A recent study published in Earth Science Reviews examines how both the shine and excellent preservation of fossils discovered at Germany’s Posidonia Shale is not the result of pyrite (aka fool’s gold ...

The fossil record documents the history of life, but the reliability of that record has often been questioned. Spatiotemporal variability in sedimentary rock volume, sampling and research effort ...

Earth came into being roughly 4.5 billion years ago, and a new discovery in Canada indicates life developed not long after. Scientists studying ancient rock formations in Quebec have identified ...

A new study is challenging accepted ideas about how ancient soft-bodied organisms become part of the fossil record. Findings suggest that bacteria involved in the decay of those organisms play an ...

NorthWest Montana Fossils owners Aamon Jaeger and Chantel Ibach are pictured outside their Whitefish home on Aug. 14. Jaeger holds a Hypacrosaurus vertebrae and Ibach holds a Hypacrosaurus humerus.

JT’s Sharks' Teeth and Fossils outlines its specialization in authenticated prehistoric shark fossils, emphasizing verified Megalodon specimens supported by documented provenance and professional ...