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380 million-year-old fossils dumped in landfill because school failed to pay UPS shipping bill: Lawsuit

380 million-year-old fossils dumped in landfill because school failed to pay UPS shipping bill: Lawsuit

William Paterson University (Google Maps). Some 200 fossils roughly 380 million years…
Largest two-legged dinosaur footprints discovered, scientists say — belonged to 50-foot ‘giant’

Largest two-legged dinosaur footprints discovered, scientists say — belonged to 50-foot ‘giant’

These were no mean feet. Scientists put their “stamp” on prehistory after…
Field Museum unveils one of science's most important dinosaur fossils: Archaeopteryx

Field Museum unveils one of science's most important dinosaur fossils: Archaeopteryx

CHICAGO (WLS) — The Field Museum is home to one of the…
Jeff Heim, a professional shark tooth collector, was bitten twice on the head by a crocodile in a frenzied attack in Florida's Myakka River in 2021

Terrifying moment alligator emerges from murky water to clamp down on shark tooth collector’s HEAD as he was snorkeling for huge megalodon fossils

Terrifying GoPro footage captured the moment an alligator clamped down on the…
Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: ‘Sticking out like a sore thumb’

Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: ‘Sticking out like a sore thumb’

A fossil hunter found a 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while on a recent…