FOSSIL HUNTRESS

The story of sheep begins long before shepherds, wool sweaters, and stone fences.  It starts in the rugged mountains and open grasslands of ...

This fierce predator with the luxurious coat is Smilodon fatalis — a compact but robust killer that weighed in around 160 to 280 kg and was...

The Miocene pillow basalts from the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area of central Washington hold an unlikely fossil.  What looks to be...

This handsome armoured fellow is Bothriolepis canadensis —one of the greats of the Late Devonian seas, here in replica form but no less marv...

Freshwater turtles come in all shapes and sizes, but few inspire quite as much awe as Stupendemys geographicus — an aptly named giant whos...

Welcome to the world of bees. This fuzzy yellow and black striped fellow is a bumblebee in the genus  Bombus sp.,  family Apidae.  We know h...

Seymouria baylorensis Feed me, Seymouria!" No, not the man-eating plant from Little Shop of Horrors — though life in the Early Permian ...

Some lovely Spisula praecursor (Dall) fossil clams from the Skonun Formation of Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, captured from the Miocene whe...

There is a particular kind of quiet magic in the world, the sort that sends a small shiver of awe through you when all the elements of deep ...

Titanites occidentalis , Fernie Ammonite The Fernie ammonite—long known as Titanites occidentalis —has officially been given a new name: Cor...

There are museums that politely suggest you admire science from a respectful distance… and then there are places like Vienna’s Naturhistoris...

Trilobite and Sea Scorpion Fossil Trackways This curious wee slab is absolutely alive with movement from the Mississippian seas, laid down s...

This glorious discoidal darling is Mene rhombea , an extinct moonfish from the legendary Monte Bolca deposits of northeastern Italy.  She li...

Mola mola (Linnaeus, 1758) Meet the mighty Mola mola — the ocean’s giant floating dinner plate with the personality of an overgrown puppy ...

Flower encased in amber Plant fossils are found coast-to-coast in Canada, from 45-million-year-old mosses in British Columbia to fossil fore...