Before Darwin’s theory became central to evolutionary biology, it still had gaps that were left to be filled—until a certain limestone quarry grabbed the spotlight.

A shark no larger than a human hand that stalked the ancient sea floor 340 million years ago has been dubbed the “chipmunk ...

Fast forward to today, the U.K., with its iconic limestone cliffs, is considered one of the most exciting places to hunt for prehistoric fossils in Europe. Recently, the British train company South ...

Rockport State Recreation Area is known to have exposed fossils from the Devonian period – more than 400 million years ago.

“The Hualapai limestone formation built up in a giant ... “Numerous unique fossils” have been found in the park, but this one apparently has experts stumped. Park officials didn’t say ...

The fossil was found in several fragments and ... The same level yielded stone tools made from quartz, flint and limestone, along with animal remains. Evidence of hominin activity includes ...

Mudstone, shale, and limestone are examples of sedimentary rock likely to contain fossils. As the layers of sediment build up on top of one another, they create a physical timeline. The oldest layers, ...

Fast forward to today, the U.K., with its iconic limestone cliffs, is considered one of the most exciting places to hunt for prehistoric fossils in Europe. Recently, the British train company ...