Researchers investigated a large collection of fossilized shells belonging to an early Cambrian animal called Lapworthella fasciculata. These shells are incredibly small in size — just slightly ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals.

Sharks have ruled the Earth’s oceans for 400 million years and recent research on fossilized shark teeth has led to the ...

In the Kits: #12: Shark tooth (specifically, the enamel of the tooth) Recrystallization - A process by which the minerals making up the original shell or bone of a fossil change into a different ...

Fossilised remains of dead plants and animals are known as body fossils. This can include fossil bones, claws, teeth, shells, tree trunks and leaves. Other fossilised signs of a plant or animal are ...