Researchers studying exquisitely preserved Scottish fossils say Prototaxites represents an entirely extinct eukaryotic lineage - a “new form of life” in the sense that it does not fit into known major ...

Over 150 years ago, a fossilized organism known as Prototaxites emerged as an enigma regarding what early land life may have ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - When more than 300 billion gallons of floodwater poured over the Coralville Lake spillway in 1993, it washed away several feet of silt, sand, and limestone, revealing ...

The Devonian Period, spanning approximately 419–359 million years ago, represents a pivotal phase in South America’s deep-time history. Fossiliferous formations across the continent—particularly ...

The emergence of four-legged animals known as tetrapods was a key step in the evolution of many species today - including humans. Our new discovery, published today in Nature, details ancient fossil ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Fossils are everywhere in Kansas but there are some places where your chances of finding a link to the past are greater than others. The Sunflower State is home to numerous types of ...

ALPENA, MI – This state park is the perfect place to take your rock hunting hobby to the next level. Rockport State Recreation Area is known to have exposed fossils from the Devonian period – more ...

Dipnoan remains are mainly known from the Middle and Upper Devonian deposits in the Holy Cross Mountains, Poland. The presence of this group in the Lower Devonian was suggested by feeding trace ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $148,000 grant to Lycoming College’s David Broussard, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, for work on a project entitled, “Silty streams and ...

This item is a list of Devonian fossils Harris collected in western New York from Erie County to Chautauqua County. Collection numbers are 1219-1231. This list was likely compiled from field notes and ...