Fossil Friday: largest ichthyosaur tooth found in the heights of the Swiss Alps
It's safe to say that mountaintops are not the usual place where you'd find marine fossils.
It's safe to say that mountaintops are not the usual place where you'd find marine fossils.
The fossil was discovered in 1975 in North Dakota alongside a Triceratops.
This specimen pushes the history of squids, cuttlefish, and octopi back by over 80 million years.
The auction, although a commercial success, raises questions about whether fossils should be up for sale.
Early birds get fossilized!
"If it doesn't work, build bigger" is a tried and true maxim.
These are only the second and third species of spinosaurids discovered in the UK.
Maybe one was a young Picasso
Turtle eggs are usually small and fragile -- but this one was big and tough.
Now we need to confirm that these were indeed sea sponges.
Not a mean feat at all.
The history of bats is surprisingly mysterious. These teeth keep that tradition.
Gives Florida man a run for his money.
The odds of a fossil being near you is never quite zero.
Parents everywhere can probably relate.
They nicknamed it 'Monkeydactyl', just in case you thought researchers act like adults.
Sometimes, not adapting is the best adaptation.
This would make cephalopods one of the earliest multicellular organisms on the planet.