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‘It Blew All Of Our Minds’: A 48-Million-Year-Old Turtle Shell Was Found By An 11-Year-Old In Wyoming
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (720+ words) Craig Thomas, BLM Rock Springs Field OfficeTouren Pope poses with the rock containing the fossilized turtle shell that he uncovered by chance in southwest Wyoming. In 2025, 11-year-old Touren Pope was rock hunting with his grandparents in southwest Wyoming when he…...
Massive Dinosaur Fossils Unearthed During Construction Of A Parking Lot At A National Monument In Utah
3+ week, 2+ day ago (589+ words) National Park Service/ReBecca Hunt-FosterThe excavation of the dinosaur fossil, thought to belong to Diplodocus, that was carried out at Dinosaur National Monument. More than 100 years ago, paleontologists began flocking to Dinosaur National Monument on the border of Colorado and…...
Researchers Just Discovered A New Prehistoric Sea Cow Species That Lived 21 Million Years Ago
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (744+ words) Alex BoersmaAn illustration of prehistoric sea cows. Today, it is known that dugongs, also known as sea cows, play an important role in their ocean ecosystems by consuming seagrass, digging up important nutrients, and reshaping the seafloor. These animals are…...
An Amateur Fossil Hunter In Australia Has Discovered A Previously Unknown Insect Species
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (644+ words) A lifetime of amateur fossil hunting has led to the discovery of a new species of non-biting midge " a small type of fly " that lived roughly 151 million years ago. Robert Beattie, an 82-year-old retired teacher, has had a fascination with…...