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A Rare Triassic Fossil Found in Brazil Could Shed Light on the Origin of Dinosaurs
The 237-million-year-old remains are among the oldest silesaurid fossils ever found, adding to paleontologists' understanding ...
Stunning 450-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserved in Fool’s Gold Reveals Evolution’s Secrets
A new 450-million-year-old arthropod fossil, Lomankus edgecombei, has been uncovered in New York, revealing crucial ...
Mysterious fossil — with black teeth — found during Virginia seafloor survey, NOAA says
A routine clam survey took an unexpected turn off the Virginia coast when a mysterious bone with big black teeth was pulled from a depth of 177 feet, NOAA Fisheries reports. The “once-in-a-lifetime” ...
'I hunt dead things:' Prehistoric fossils hide throughout New Jersey, waiting to be found
"You never know unless you look," said Jayson Kowinsky, a high school physics teacher from Pittsburgh who, while sifting around in the New Jersey dirt, found a fossil that helped fill out the puzzle ...