NEWPORT — Tucked into the foggy forests of the Oregon Coast lies a collection of ancient wonders. Dozens of dolphin skulls stare out from a shelf. A microwave-sized whale vertebra emerges from a ...
How Do Paleontologists Acurately Date Prehistoric Fossils? The Clues Hide in Surrounding Rocks. When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the piece of ...