The fossil record of Patagonia offers an extraordinary window into the evolution of southern hemispheric vegetation, chronicling major shifts in plant diversity through time. Extensive studies in ...

"Although this book is not technically a second edition, it does include material from The Biology and Evolution of Fossil Plants by Thomas N. Taylor and Edith L. Taylor (1993)"--Pref. Introduction to ...

An “alien plant” fossil discovered 55 years ago just outside of an abandoned town in Utah has no relation to any currently existing or extinct species, scientists revealed in a study last month.

In a report entitled, A Fossil Record of Land Plant Origins from Charophyte Algae, published in the journal Science, Paul Strother and coauthor Clinton Foster (Australian National University) describe ...

Researchers re-examined a plant fossil found decades ago in Colombia and realized that it wasn't a plant at all: it's a fossilized baby turtle. It's a rare find, because juvenile turtles' shells are ...

(CNN) — Ancient plant fossils that puzzled scientists have turned out not to be plants after all, new research has revealed. Instead, the small round shapes bearing a leaflike pattern were once the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. After spending millions of years tucked away in rocks, fossils can ...

Prior to the widespread use of CT scanning in paleontology, small fossils like these, which are less than 10 mm in diameter, were especially difficult to study and identify. Early in the 1970s, a ...

A new study re-examining old fossils collected by a Colombian priest more than 50 years ago has found they are actually rare hatchling turtles. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

From the 1950s to the 1970s, a Colombian priest named Padre Gustavo Huertas collected rocks and fossils near a town called Villa de Levya. Two of the specimens he found were small, round rocks ...