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The fossil is an exceptionally well preserved Edmontosaurus sacrum excavated from Upper Cretaceous strata of the South Dakota Hell Creek Formation. It is part of the University of Liverpool’s ...

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This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

Police in Central California have issued an Amber Alert for two missing sisters who are believed to have been abducted by their mother's suspected killer. The California Highway Patrol issued an ...

A fossil is the preserved remains or traces of a dead organism. The process by which a fossil is formed is called fossilisation. It’s very rare for living things to become fossilised.

The answer, according to paleontologists, lies in a huge gap around the equator that (presumably) contains no fossils or remains. Carcass pieces have to be preserved quickly to halt disintegration ...

Their vomited remains were preserved as a fossil, which in November was found by an amateur fossil hunter off the Cliffs of Stevns in eastern Denmark. “It was only when experts got their hands ...