What's that fossil? An app has answers
Fossil hunters now have a mobile app to help them identify specimens in the field.
Archaeology
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Possible complete mammoth skeleton found in Idaho (Update)
A portion of a Columbian mammoth skull and tusks have been uncovered in Idaho, and experts say a rare entire skeleton might be buried there.
Archaeology
Oct 27, 2014
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Misty the diplodocus skeleton to go on sale in Britain
Calling all fossil hunters with £600,000 to spare: the full skeleton of a huge diplodocus dinosaur is to go on sale in Britain next month.
Archaeology
Oct 16, 2013
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'Montana Dueling Dinos' fail to sell at NY auction
Two fossilized dinosaur skeletons, dubbed the "Montana Dueling Dinosaurs" because they appear forever locked in mortal combat, failed to sell Tuesday at a New York City auction.
Archaeology
Nov 19, 2013
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Space dust fossils are providing a new window onto Earth's past
To be a meteorite hunter means to search for the unutterably rare. On any given patch of land the size of Wales, an average of two olive-sized space rocks will fall in a year. Scientists and collectors are forced to go to ...
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2020
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New path for early human migrations through a once-lush Arabia contradicts a single 'out of Africa' origin
Our species, Homo sapiens, migrated out of Africa multiple times—reaching the Levant and Arabia between 130,000 and 70,000 years ago, as exemplified by human fossils and archaeological sites found at various locations.
Archaeology
Oct 5, 2023
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Newborn dinosaur discovered in Maryland
No, this isn't Jurassic Park. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with help from an amateur fossil hunter in College Park, Md., have described the fossil of an armored dinosaur hatchling. It is ...
Archaeology
Sep 14, 2011
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Rare dinosaur skeleton turned over to researchers
(AP) -- A rare and nearly complete dinosaur skeleton stolen from private property in Montana and stored in an evidence locker for more than two years has been turned over to researchers.
Archaeology
Jan 25, 2010
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A good week for fossil hunters
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the discovery of an extinct big-toothed sperm whale and possibly the earliest known examples of multicellular life, this week has been a good one for fossil hunters and experts, some of who are meeting ...
Archaeology
Jul 5, 2010
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Ancient 'Texas Serengeti' had elephant-like animals, rhinos, alligators and more
During the Great Depression, some unemployed Texans were put to work as fossil hunters. The workers retrieved tens of thousands of specimens that have been studied in small bits and pieces while stored in the state collections ...
Archaeology
Apr 11, 2019
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