fossil
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Because a walking surface may be formed and preserved over a very short span of time, fossil tracks can provide direct evidence about movement, group size, and possible social interactions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
China’s stockpiles, combined with its quicker-than-expected shift away from fossil fuels, are making it the most powerful swing buyer in global energy markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
"That strengthening parallels global warming, so it appears to be related to the warming of the planet caused by human production of fossil fuels," said Cole.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“This particular division of private and public, housewife and breadwinner … was built on a flow of cheap fossil fuels and car culture,” she told The 19th.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
From a rawhide string around her neck dangles a white inch-long banana-shaped fossil identifying her as a member in good standing of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Each newly documented surface can preserve a different moment from the distant past, giving researchers evidence about anatomy, walking behavior, social interactions, and environmental conditions that traditional fossils cannot always provide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Together, these fossils help close major gaps in the early history of insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
They also reexamined mysterious stem insect fossils from the Early Devonian chert deposits of Britain and the Late Carboniferous Mazon Creek biota in the United States.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Crinoid fossils give paleontologists important clues about how early animals evolved and how complex life developed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
The sun baked their footsteps hard as fossils.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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