fossil

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The teeth revealed matched those of a fossil nautiloid that was found at the same site.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Synchrotron imaging, a modern technique that uses beams of light brighter than the sun, was used to scan the fossil, revealing new details within the rock.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 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

Wunsch said those supports shouldn’t stand in the way of a long-term decline in the use of fossil fuels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

That life has changed fundamentally over the aeons is entirely clear from the alterations we have made in the beasts and vegetables during the short tenure of humans on Earth, and from the fossil evidence.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan