How Do Paleontologists Acurately Date Prehistoric Fossils? The Clues Hide in Surrounding Rocks. When paleontologists dig up a fossil from the ground, how do they figure out the age of the piece of ...

Think fossils are rare? You might just dig one up in your own backyard, if the conditions are right. Discover what makes ...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. Fossils Are Where You Find Them -- 1. Fantastic Fossils -- 2. How Are Fossils Formed? -- 3. What Kinds of Rocks Yield Fossils? -- 4.

Paleontologist and Geologist Dr. Ken Lacovara joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about fossils. Can we extract dinosaur DNA from fossils? How is crude oil made from fossils? Where ...

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Ancient poop fossils preserved molecules thanks to iron carbonate, revealing hidden details of prehistoric ecosystems.

Dinosaur fossils reveal preserved blood molecules, reshaping how scientists understand fossil chemistry and deep-time survival.

The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are alone in the universe, have captured imaginations for millennia ...