Fossil

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Fossils Are Shaped by People. Does That Matter?

Asher Elbein 20/11/2023

Preparing a fossil is often more of an art...

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Listen: The Fossil That Launched a Dinosaur Revolution

Charlotte Stoddart, Knowable Magazine 28/06/2023

Archaeopteryx forever changed our understanding of dinosaurs and the...

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A Fossilised Forest Creates a Picture of Our Ancient World

Deborah Woodcock and Herb Meyer 12/06/2021

This petrified forest, El Bosque Perificado Piedra Chamana, is...

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‘Lovers of Modena’ Skeletons Identified to Be Male

Scientists studied the skeletons' teeth to learn more about...

A researcher works on surveying and mapping of the Al Wusta site in the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia. Credit: Klint Janulis/Handout via Reuters

Fossil Homo Sapiens Finger From Saudi Desert Is 90,000 Years Old

Will Dunham 11/04/2018

Its discovery has advanced a new understanding of how...

Shonisaurus, a giant ichthyosaur is pictured in this handout reconstruction image A jawbone from a giant ichthyosaur similar to this species was found on an English beach. Credit: Nobumichi Tamura/Handout via Reuters

Jaw Fossil From English Beach Belongs to Monstrous Marine Reptile

Will Dunham 10/04/2018

The newly discovered bone was 25 percent larger than...

Heads Up: Intact Skull Sheds Light on Big, Long-Necked Dinosaurs

Will Dunham 27/04/2016

CT scans of the skull revealed its (Sarmientosaurus') brain...