When scientists found these dinosaur eggs, they didn't only uncover a shiny surprise, but they also stumbled upon all-new ...

For decades, paleontologists have adhered to the idea that fossilization gradually replaces organic materials with minerals, erasing all traces of life’s biological components. This belief has shaped ...

The Carreras Pampa tracksite at Torotoro National Park is now the largest recorded site for dinosaur tracks. Despite a record-breaking amount of tracks, dinosaur bones in the area are scarce, making ...

The differences between the biogenic and abiogenic calcite in dinosaur eggshells: In the PLM images (A and E), biogenic calcite is dark, while abiogenic calcite is bright; On the IPF maps (B and F), ...

How Do We Understand the Natural World? The Nature of Science and the Field of Paleontology -- How Do We Know When Dinosaurs Lived? Interpreting Earth's History from Rocks -- How Do We Explain ...

In Earth's fossil record, soft-bodied organisms like jellyfish rarely stand the test of time. What's more, it's hard for any animal to get preserved with exceptional detail in sandstones, which are ...