There are around 800 extant species and the group has a long and detailed fossil record stretching back about 450 ... Like all echinoderms, echinoids have a skeleton composed of calcitic plates ...

There are around 800 extant species and the group has a long and detailed fossil record stretching back about 450 ... Like all echinoderms, echinoids have a skeleton composed of calcitic plates ...

which is "renowned for its Paleogene fossils dating back over 65 million years," came in third place. In fourth is Seaford Head in East Sussex (head here for echinoids, belemnites, and bivalves ...

"The Jurassic Coast Trust says that the winter months are the best time to see fossils on the beach, with stormy weather unearthing varieties such as echinoids, ammonites, brachiopods, and shark ...

“This research shows beyond doubt that organic biomolecules, such as proteins like collagen, appear to be present in some fossils,” remarked Professor Steve Taylor of the University of ...

Some of the oldest mammoth fossils have been hidden in the permafrost for centuries. Today the permafrost is rapidly thawing as a result of climate change, and fossils are washing into the Adycha ...

Found at the Sima del Elefante site in the Atapuerca Mountains, the fossils make up a partial skull comprised of the left side of the face of an adult hominin. The mineralized bones are the ...

Fossilized soft tissue is exceptionally rare in plesiosaur fossils. The discovery of a well-preserved fossil is helping researchers learn more about an iconic Jurassic-period species. The ...