This is just a fraction of the fossilized shells headed for the bay. "And that's only half of one train. There will be a series of trains coming here with shell," said Gov. Martin O'Malley.

Want to find some blue sea glass? How about a fossil, or a cool rock? These are the best beaches in RI to start looking.

Solving the fossil’s other mystery — how the ammonite came to be separated from its shell — was far more difficult. The soft parts were so intact that they appeared to still be coiled.

Fossil snail shells offer new tool for analyzing ancient ocean chemistry Date: January 26, 2022 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: A collection of fossil shells from marine snails and ...

The fossil shell of Hoplochelys, an extinct genus of aquatic turtle, one of several types of turtle shells collected from sites in Montana and Colorado.

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 ...

Top of the encrusted surface of a brachiopod shell, showing the "war" between an edrioasteroid (star-shaped organism at center) and a fast-growing bryozoan colony. From Sprinkle and Rodgers 2010 ...

An analysis of fossilized dinosaur egg shells suggests it’s the latter. By looking at the order of oxygen and carbon atoms in the fossilized egg shells, researchers were able to calculate a ...

The first of several shipments containing more than 100,000 tons of fossilized oyster shells was unveiled Friday as part of a public-private partnership to help rebuild habitat in oyster ...

Rhode Island beaches offer a variety of finds for beachcombers, including sea glass, shells, rocks, and even fossils. Popular spots include Sachuest Point for rocks and shells, Barrington Town ...

A new fossil discovered by researchers might leave fans of turtles a little shell-shocked. A study published in the journal Nature finds a fossil from a turtle roaming Earth 228 million years ago ...