How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries. By Asher Elbein You never know where a bit of unusual scientific research is going to lead. Consider a 2012 study about turtle ...
New Haven, Conn. -- Fossil records of the holes drilled in clam shells before and after a mass extinction two million years ago show patterns of predator-prey behavior indicating that although ...
The fossil record may not be perfect, but it passed a critical test with flying colors, according to a study by University of Chicago paleontologist Susan M. Kidwell that will be published in the Feb.
The brilliant iridescent hues found in ammolite come from tiny air gaps in the fossils’ layers, a new study finds. By Alexa Robles-Gil Millions of years ago, squid-like creatures called ammonites swam ...
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A clock running fast could explain Darwin’s fossil record gaps
Charles Darwin worried that the fossil record looked strangely abrupt, with complex animals appearing in a geological instant ...
A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and clams is challenging a theory that says the world's deadliest mass extinction was accompanied by severe ocean acidification. The study is the first ...
Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...
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