FOSSIL HUNTRESS

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

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...

A Grizzly Bear takes a rest on a fallen log in Alaska. While stumbling upon them may cause us surprise, they have heard us  (and smelled us)...

This bronzed beauty is the Middle Devonian, Eifelian (~395 mya) trilobite, Paralejurus rehamnanus (Alberti, 1970) from outcrops near Issoum...

Grambergia sp . Middle Triassic Ammonoid of  BC, Canada In the early 1980s, Tim Tozer, Geological Survey of Canada was looking at th...

Puffins are any of three small species of alcids or auks in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding se...

  Those of you who live near the sea understand the compulsion to collect shells. They add a little something to our homes and gardens....

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

This lovely ocean dancer—with her long delicate tentacles or lappets and thicker ruched oral arms—is a jellyfish.  Her brethren are playing ...

Natural dyes are dyes or colourants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The colours they give us range from muddy to vibrant ...

Qikiqtania wakei , a fishapod & relative to tetrapods You will likely recall the amazing tetrapodomorpha fossil found on Ellesmere Islan...

If you live in the northern hemisphere, you stand a very good chance of seeing the aurora borealis this evening.  Their glorious dancing lig...

What do temperature, sand and sex have in common? Well, for the Green Sea Turtle—everything. When these cuties are still in their shells in...

Hallstatt Salt Mines, Austria / Permian Salt Diapir The Hallstatt Limestone is the world's richest Triassic ammonite unit, yielding ...