fossil record

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"Knowing more about what existed gives us a sense of how big the fossil record is and how species change through time. And understanding the complexities of an ecosystem is important."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The Paleocadmus specimens from the Mazon Creek site in Illinois now represent the oldest known example of nautiloid soft tissue in the fossil record, surpassing the previous record by about 220 million years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

"A little cluster of stomach stones, with two leg bones sticking out indicates that the animal was not fully pulled apart before it has hit the fossil record," Clarke said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Its discovery helps close a major gap in the fossil record and offers new insight into ichthyosaur evolution.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The fossil record shows that about three-quarters of Earth’s species, including all of the non-bird dinosaurs, went extinct.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin