He observed them more closely and found out that the weird pieces were actually part of the fossil of an ancient marine organism known as sea lilies. Bennicke brought the specimen back to the ...
The work could have implications for how aquatic species respond to our ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have ...
The site's paleontological importance is underscored by the presence of fossils found in the sedimentary layers, including ammonites, marine reptiles and microorganisms, all of which provide ...
The Cliffs of Stevns, already famous for their rich fossil record from the end-Cretaceous period, continue to yield new surprises. This latest discovery highlights how the prehistoric marine world was ...
A cropped closer look at the sea lily pieces in the fossil vomit found in Denmark. Vomit might not seem like the most glamorous paleontological find. It’s no T. rex skull or eye-catching spiny ...
Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic matter on Earth, from the plants and animals alive today to fossil fuels buried ... microscopic marine algae known as phytoplankton also feed ...
A team of researchers may have determined where fossils older than any we’ve ever found may be buried A new paper in Current Biology posits that remnants of an earlier evolutionary stage of ...