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6 Rare Fossils That Were Hidden In Plain Sight
You don't have to do fieldwork to make the next great scientific discovery. Sometimes, amazing finds are hiding right under ...
‘Unprecedented snapshot’ of Early Jurassic dinosaurs has been hiding in plain sight at a school, scientists say
A trace fossil of 66 dinosaur footprints has been uncovered in Australia, providing a rare snapshot of dinosaur behavior and ...
Deer hunter stumbles across 'stump' that turns out to be super rare mammoth tusk
A hunter in West Texas was searching for some deer. Instead, he uncovered a rare fossil from a prehistoric species.
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Rare 15 million-year-old fish fossil discovered, stomach shockingly intact
“The discovery of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossil offers us an unprecedented opportunity to understand ...
Remarkable Find: Scientists Discover 15-Million-Year-Old Fish With Preserved Stomach and Stripes
Australian scientists have discovered an ancient freshwater fish fossil with its stomach contents remarkably preserved. In a ...
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Prehistoric ‘Hell Ant’ Found Frozen Inside Amber Fossil Devouring Its Prey
About 99 million years ago, this horned "hell ant" was in the midst of devouring a prehistoric cockroach when it got stuck in ...
Professor sues William Paterson University after priceless, rare fossils were dumped in a landfill
An environmental science professor and paleontologist has spent his career collecting Devonian Age marine invertebrate ...
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Stomach contents preserved after 15 million years in fish fossil
Scientists discovered a 15-million-year-old fish fossil, Ferruaspis brocksi. It has preserved stomach contents and visible ...
Rare aardvark trace fossils discovered in South Africa
A recent study published in Quaternary Research describes the discovery and identification of possible aardvark tracks and ...
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Newly discovered 15-million-year-old fish fossil reveals ancient secrets
Scientists in Australia have made an exciting discovery—a 15-million-year-old fossilized freshwater fish that not only provides clues about ancient life but also has preserved stomach contents and ...
Chicago outdoors: Fossil hunting and rare finds among the notes
Jay Damm hunting fossils at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area leads the note package around Chicago outdoors and beyond.