"While they might not be the first birds of prey to ever evolve, their fossils are the earliest known examples of predatory birds." The three fossils Clark studied in this paper had been collected ...

They show an organism was there, but are not the actual organism itself (which would be a body fossil). Dinosaur footprints and worm burrows are examples of trace fossils, as are coprolites ...

When fossil remains were found that were unlike anything living at the time, some scientists argued that they were unusual examples of living creatures, or that animals known only from fossils ...

This made matters even more confusing, since there were fossil examples of modern humans from 50,000 years ago. That would have made Piltdown Man a freakish throwback, not a missing link.

Ammonite fossils, an example is shown here, are sea creatures that became extinct about 65 million years ago. Fossil remains have been found in rocks of all ages. Fossils of the simplest organisms ...

But nevertheless, he adds, it’s an “especially nice example” of a regurgitalite fossil. Besides giving millions of people around the world the chance to giggle about vomit like children, ...

Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us. Fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas - on the other ...

YOKOHAMA--A well-preserved Triceratops fossil, and other mighty examples from the age of dinosaurs not seen in Japan before, is now showing at a special exhibition in the city's Nishi Ward.

Ammonite fossils, an example is shown here, are sea creatures that became extinct about 65 million years ago. Fossil remains have been found in rocks of all ages. Fossils of the simplest organisms ...