Unfortunately, that fossil was destroyed in an air raid in May 1941, during WWII, with no copies thought to exist. Now, palaeontologists have found and identified two plaster casts (copies) held in ...

The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan. When you purchase through links ...

The two casts were the only ones rediscovered after Dr Lomax visited around 60 institutions Two casts of the first complete ichthyosaur fossil, destroyed during World War Two, have resurfaced in ...

When the San Mateo County History Museum finishes a remodel and expansion in mid-2026, one of the most interesting items that will go on display will be a plaster cast of a sea mammal that last swam ...