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Science Daily - Fossils
Paleontology and fossil records. Read about fossil finds over the last 10 years starting with the most recent research. Full text, photos.
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Curators and cavers: How a tip from a citizen scientist led to deep discoveries in Utah's caves
Scientists and colleagues from Utah's caving community have published the first research from their collaborative fieldwork effort deep in Utah's caves. The journal's feature article reveals why caves make such compelling research archives; what was uncovered in Boomerang Cave in northern Utah; why skeletal remains provide new access to hard-to-get data from the recent past; and offers a new zoological baseline for mammalian changes in an alpine community.
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Trilobites rise from the ashes to reveal ancient map
Ten newly discovered species of trilobites, hidden for 490 million years in a little-studied part of Thailand, could be the missing pieces in an intricate puzzle of ancient world geography.
Categories: Fossils