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 ...
Introduction -- Purpose -- Geology of the Horseshoe Canyon Formation. Ash beds ; Coal seam or zone markers ; Palynology ; Palaeo-magnetostratigraphy -- Types of preservation and methods of study.
The Crato Formation represents one of the most celebrated Early Cretaceous Konservat‐Lagerstätten, offering an unparalleled window into past ecosystems. Exceptional preservation within this formation ...
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Paleontologists describe four new species of extinct ancestral penguins that help shed light on how the iconic birds evolved after dinosaurs went extinct ...
Scientists reclassified a long-misunderstood fossil from Brazil as a new genus, Franscinella riograndensis. Using advanced ...
Paleontologists in Argentina have discovered a new predatory dinosaur -- the fossils of which contained a crocodile bone within the dinosaur's mouth.
Scientists have discovered the fossils of two new species of sturgeon fish in the Hell Creek Formation of North Dakota that were likely buried when the dinosaur-ending Chicxulub asteroid hit Earth.
Work based on data from the Australian Astronomical Observatory has discounted one route for forming stars. The work is this week’s cover story in the journal Nature [7 October 2010]. In their paper ( ...