A new study by the University of Minnesota challenges previous classifications paleontologists use to determine how the ...

This video documents a full day spent mining an active fossil site, uncovering layers of ancient earth in search of ...

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 ...

A massive fossil measuring nearly seven feet long and more than three feet wide has been discovered near Covington, Kentucky, ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. It s strange to imagine Earth without ...

A famous fossil formation in the Yixian region of Northeast China has revealed some of the most striking, well-preserved dinosaur remains on record. Over the past 60 years, archaeologists excavating ...