FOSSIL HUNTRESS

Nevada is a wonderful place to explore our palaeontological history. The state spans a broad spectrum of exposures showcasing the depth of g...

This gorgeous Lower Pliensbachian macroconch of the ammonite Androgynoceras lataecosta was found as a nodule from the Green Ammonite beds, L...

This glorious bit of business you see here with its showy orange and yellow colouring is a Reishi mushroom. This glorious adaptogen is known...

This lovely boy is a Yellow-Billed Kite. The yellow-billed kite is the Afrotropic counterpart of the black kite, of which it is most often c...

Plesiosaurus were a large, carnivorous air-breathing marine reptile with strong jaws and sharp teeth that moved through the water with four ...

"Wash that for you, sir?" If you were a fish living in the warm turquoise waters off the coast of Bonaire in the southern Caribbea...

Ichthyosaur Basioccipital Bone / Liam Langley A very exciting find of an Ichthyosaur basioccipital bone. This is the bone next to the sk...

Humpback Anglerfish, Melanocetus johnsonii The festive lassie you see here with her toothy grin and solo birthday-candle-style light is ...

This lovely specimen, showing both the positive and negative of the fossil, is an armoured agnatha jawless bony fish, Victoraspis longicornu...

Manatees do not live year-round in Texas, but these gentle sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a 'summer vacation...

One of the most delightful creatures to ever grace this planet is the dugong — a species of sea cow found throughout the warm latitudes of t...

We've learned much about the mighty ichthyosaur since first discovering their bones in Wales back in 1699. That's over three h...

Our dear penguins, seals, sea lions, walruses, whales, crocodiles and sea turtles were once entirely terrestrial. Yes, they lived mostly o...

A lovely  Torquirhynchia inconstans , brachiopod from the sommet des Bancs de plomb, Kimméridgien inférieur, Cap of the Hève in northwestern...

Hooded seals, Cystophora cristata , are large phocid seals in the family Phocidae, who live in some of the chilliest places on Earth, from 4...

This glorious rich chocolate showboat is the trilobite Cheirurus ingricus from Middle Ordovician limestone deposits in the Wolchow River Reg...

In May 2001, Dr. Ted Danner, Professor Emeritus from UBC and my mentor gave a talk to the Vancouver Paleontological Society. For over fiftee...

South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris This little sweetie with his brown fur stripped and dotted with bits of white is a South American t...

If you are wondering if you have Fossil Bone, you’ll want to look for the telltale texture on the surface.  Fossil bone is also heavier than...

The Fernie ammonite, Titanites occidentalis , from outcrops on Coal Mountain near Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.  This beauty is the rema...

This big beastie is a superb specimen of the ammonite Lobolytoceras costellatum showing the intricate fractal pattern of its septa. This lo...

What is wonderful about natural science is exploring new species. Take a look at this tremendously robust suturing on this lovely ammonite, ...

One hundred and seventy million years ago, Madagascar was landlocked in the middle of the supercontinent Gondwana. It was sandwiched between...