The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History has added a new, rare fossil to its collection: a dome-shaped skull of a ...
(CNN) — A Ceratosaurus fossil that is one of only four known to exist has sold for $30.5 million at auction. The rare dinosaur fossil is “one of the finest and most complete examples of its kind ever ...
Fossilization is a fickle process. Many fossils are fragmented, scattered (often broken) bones turned slowly to stone over millions of years. When most organisms die, their tissues are exposed to the ...
A fossilized larva dating back over half a billion years has been discovered with its brain, digestive system, and nerve ...
“This specimen — you have it illegally.” A fossil craze Last year, a Stegosaurus skeleton nicknamed “Apex,” measuring nearly 27 feet long (about 8 meters), sold for $44.6 million at a Sotheby’s ...