This video explains how seashell fossils can be found far from modern oceans by exploring changes in Earth’s continents and oceans over millions of years. Through plate tectonics and shifting climate ...

A river hunt for ancient sea fossils takes a strange turn when the group starts finding unusual lightweight rocks that don’t behave like normal stone. Some show early signs of crystal formation—almost ...

Idaho has at least two special fossil sources: The Hagerman Fossil Bed National Monument and the location of Clarkia Leaves. Find out more about the interesting place and how fossils and found and ...

Find out more about Body Fossils and Trace Fossils. Fossils can be categorized in two basic types: body fossils and trace fossils. Body fossils help scientists learn what plants and animals looked ...

How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display? What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the ...

A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a 550-million-year-old sponge that likely lacked hard skeletal parts, explaining why ...