What is a Fossil?
What is a Fossil
Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally “having been dug up”) are the preserved remains or traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record. These fossils are a rare occurrence but can be found all over. There are certain “Hot Spots” throughout the world, where a multitude of fossils can be found. These areas have allowed a very unique look at our planets preserved history. Some of the more notable fossil bed areas are in Europe, China, Russia, Africa, and the U.S. FOSSILS FOR SALE
The geologic time scale is a system of chronological measurement that relates…
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Otodus is an extinct genus of mackerel shark which lived during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, approximately 60 to 45 million years ago. The name Otodus comes from Greek ὠτ (oûs “ear”) and ὀδούς, “odous (tooth)”, or “ear-shaped tooth”. More
This is a Cretaceous aged fossil oyster of the species Rastellum carinatum from Dalmiapuram (Kallakkudi formation). It has wide, angled ribs that have led to it being called the ‘denture clam’. More
Fossil Shrimp
Carpopenaeus (approx 70 myo) is an extinct genus of prawn, which existed during the Upper Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. It contained three species. More
One of the most important fossil sites for understanding the Eocene is found at Green River More
Petrified wood (from the Greek root petro meaning “rock” or “stone”; literally “wood turned into stone”) is the name given to a special type of fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. More
Bison antiquus, sometimes called the “ancient bison”, was the most common large herbivore of the North American continent for over 10,000 years, and is a direct ancestor of the living American bison. More
Stromatolites are among the world’s oldest fossils, some of which are over 3.5 billion years old. More
Trilobites are a well-known fossil group of extinct marine arthropods that form the class Trilobita. More
Orthoceras are an ancient mollusk that lived more than 400 million years ago. More
Branchiosaurus (Greek for “gill lizard”) is a genus of small, lightly built early prehistoric amphibians. More
Keichousaurus is a genus of marine reptile in the pachypleurosaur family which went extinct at the close of the Triassic (251–199.6 million years ago) in the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. More
Ichthyosaurus is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the early Jurassic of Europe. More
Stylemys, meaning “pillar turtle,” is the first fossil genus of dry land tortoise belonging to the order Testudines discovered in the United States. More
The Brontotheres or Titanotheres, are a completely extinct group of perissodactyls that had elongated skulls with shortened faces and a unique pattern of w-shaped ridges on their upper molar teeth. More
The Otodus is an extinct mackerel shark which lived during the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, approximately about 60 to 45 million years ago. More
Smilodon (Saber Tooth Cats) often called a saber-toothed cat or incorrectly a saber-toothed tiger, is an extinct genus of machairodonts. More
Megalodon was an ancient shark that may have been 40 feet (12 m) long or even more. More