The fossil was bought for a record-breaking $44.6 million last July—it’s the most expensive ever sold at auction, according to AP—and is currently on a long-term loan to the museum.
Here are a few of the rarest and most intriguing plant fossils discovered: Sanfordiacaulis densifolia: Unearthed in New Brunswick, Canada, this early Carboniferous plant, described in 2024 ...
The El Quartelejo Museum and Western Kansas Fossil Lab brought two rare fossils to the hospital for a trip through a CT scanner to get a closer look at the preserved structures inside. A CT scan ...
It had leaves just like the 1969 fossils – but that wasn't all. "This fossil is rare in having the twig with attached fruits and leaves," explains paleobotanist Steven Manchester of the Florida Museum ...