Imagine there are ten different types of shells, each the size of a grain of sand, mixed in the bowl of mud in front of you. You want to find each type of individual shell —what do you do? For ...

The fossil remains of some of the first animals with shells, ocean-dwelling creatures that measure a few centimeters in length and date to about 520 million years ago, provide a window on evolution at ...

The turtle shell, which is roughly 4 feet long ... if he would be willing to visit the site to try and identify what the family had found. Although skeptical, Gentry agreed. “When I saw the fossil for ...

A group of fishermen discovered an animal shell belonging to a prehistoric armadillo on a riverbank in Argentina, according to reports. Imanol Ojeda said he spotted the mostly intact shell—which is ...

With his new description of giant spider fossils from China, a scientist from the University of Kansas is helping further knowledge about life on the planet while contributing to knowledge about how ...