Tag: paleontology
Fossil Hunting in Florida for Mercenaria Clams
Fossil hunting in Florida for crystallized fossil Mercenaria clams is a popular pasttime with specimens that are prized by fossil and mineral collectors prized...
Paleontology in the Parks
What do rare insect and fish fossils, an abundance of petrified wood, a rock wall studded with 1,500 dinosaur bones, working fossil quarries, and...
Dinosaurs Continue to Inspire
By Jim Brace-Thompson
Although non-avian dinosaurs and their immediate ancestors roamed Earth between 252 and 66 million years ago (and avian dinos continue to fly...
Trilobite of the Week: ALBERTELLA longwelli
By Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl
The Cambrian trilobite ALBERTELLA longwelli has a very small pygidium or tail section, but it ends with two very long, rearward-pointing...
Just How Many Tyrant Lizard Kings Populated Earth?
By Jim Brace-Thompson
As America begins evaluating its latest census data, a census of a different sort has been tallied recently; namely, a census of...
Trilobite of the Week: CERAURUS pleurexanthemus
By Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl
There are many species of CERAURUS trilobites around the world, including Canada and the United States. Each species has subtle differences.
This...
Shark or Ray? One Finny Fish, for Sure!
By Jim Brace-Thompson
It made the cover story for the March 19, 2021, issue of the journal Science. Therein, an international team led by vertebrate...
Trilobite of the Week: HOMOTELUS bromidensis
By Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl
The Ordovician trilobite HOMOTELUS bromidensis is often found in mass death assemblages. It is theorized that they perished due to a...
Trilobite of the Week: HEMIRHODON amplypyge
HEMIRHODON amplypyge is a Cambrian trilobite that is roughly oval shaped, and it is very broad and flat. The Cephalon or head section is...
Trilobite of the Week: OLENELLUS fowleri
By Joseph "PaleoJoe" Kchodl
OLENELLUS fowleri is almost circular in shape. Its cephalon or head section is very large and broad and is the distinguishing...
