Numerous marine organisms used the dissolved calcium carbonate in the seawater to form internal skeletons and shells. Many of the rock layers contain fossils of these organisms. Fossils formed when an ...

Many of today's everyday items are destined to become fossils after millions of years, but scientists have suggested that ...

As these changes have occurred, organisms have evolved, and remnants of some have been preserved as fossils. A fossil can be studied to determine what kind of organism it represents, how the ...

You don't have to do fieldwork to make the next great scientific discovery. Sometimes, amazing finds are hiding right under ...

Much of what we know about how life has evolved comes from fossils. The physical remains of organisms and the evidence of behaviors, such as footprints, tell us where, how, and who ancient life was.

Geology is about much more than rocks. It is about the study of the structure, evolution and dynamics of the planet, as well as exploring the wealth of resources that lie within it. The Department ...

If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...

3A & 3B. Bird bones from the LaBrea oil seep. Unaltered hard and soft parts: mummification, freezing, encasement in amber (fossilized tree sap). Very very rare, usually only very young fossils. 4.

Extremely rare fossil of an ancient scorpion unearthed at China's Jehol Biota. The scorpion would've been a key species in ...

Today we're looking deeper into this natural phenomenon and in the process discovered the huge importance fossils like these played in the creation of geology as a distinct scientific field.

These fossils were obtained from lake and river ... Principal Investigator at the State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences.

People are also welcome to bring their own fossils for identification. Entry is free and all are welcome! The geology of the area around Llandrindod and Builth Wells, the newly formed Heart of ...