The vertebrate bone fossils were found embedded within the grey to bluish grey limestone horizon of the Siju Limestone Member, in Chokpot area in November last year.

In the smooth limestone area of southern Germany, where lagoons glittered beneath a tropical sun, scientists are studying two tiny fossils, speaking across 150 million years. These remains are from ...

Donald G. MacVicar Jr., 21-year-old Amherst senior and chemistry major, got the idea in a college bull session. After he tested it in the laboratory, MacVicar decided he had the answer to a problem ...

Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A Ph.D. student recently found the counterpart of the original fossil at the ...

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this ...

The trick to a successful search for fossils is finding the proper place. After all, paleontologists rarely select their sites at random. Instead, they consider an assortment of areas — comparing the ...

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The ancient oceans of Earth have been shrouded in mystery for centuries, and every decade, humans come one step closer to understanding the past. A recent discovery by the National Park Service in the ...

A seven-year-old boy in Matlock, Derbyshire, uncovered ancient ocean fossils right in his own yard, once part of an ocean paradise. However, the fossils actually originated from Dorset. Three months ...

If you look closer at the building stones, tiles and pavements of the big city, you can find a hidden world of geology and history, from fascinating fossils to unusual rocks. In the middle of the City ...