An oddly shaped fossil in Hokkaido turned out to be a new species of ammonite, spiral-shaped marine creatures from ancient times, researchers said. The newly identified ammonite, classified as a ...

The bizarre fossil is one of very few records of soft tissue in a creature better known as a whorled shell. By Sabrina Imbler If anxious humans have nightmares of being naked in public, an anxious ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. A 150 million-year-old fossil from southern Germany offers a rare ...

Opalized ammonite fossils are some of the most unique and spectacular paleontological specimens. They were formed through a ...

Ninety-nine million years ago in what's now Myanmar, a glob of tree resin oozed onto a beach. Today, the resulting fossilized lump of amber is giving scientists an astonishing glimpse into life on a ...

Winslet plays Mary Anning, a self-taught paleontologist who was known for her groundbreaking fossil discoveries along the shores and cliffs of Lyme Regis, a sleepy town in the English county of Dorset ...