Deep-sea fossils have long fascinated scientists, offering glimpses into the ancient past and revealing the mysteries of prehistoric life. Recent discoveries of shark fossils in deep-sea environments, ...

For much of the twentieth century, a prevailing view in marine biology held that most major marine groups originated in sunlit, shallow waters and later colonized the deep sea. This perspective ...

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CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Explore some of the specimens in the National Museum of Natural History's 31,000-square-foot fossil hall, which explores the epic story of how ...

A paleontology curator preparing the skeleton of a baby dinosaur some seven or eight million years old for exhibition. Fossil found in Montana. Artist unknown, 1921. The Trump campaign slogan “Make ...

Celebrate Shark Week by meeting some of the prehistoric sharks prowling the museum’s collection Jack Tamisiea For nearly half a billion years, sharks of all shapes and sizes have ruled the deep, ...

Integrating shimmering ammonites, toothy mosasaurs and a massive haul of specimens into the growing National Fossil Collection Jack Tamisiea 2022 was a busy year at the National Museum of Natural ...

Fossil forests and terrestrial palaeoecosystems provide essential insights into Earth's historical biological and ecological dynamics. As remnants of ancient flora, they help us trace back the ...