Around 5 million years ago, Williston, Florida was a very different place. The gulf coast was much further inland than … Continue

Peter Makovicky (Curator, Earth Sciences) coauthored a paper with Field Museum Research Associates Terry “Bucky” Gates (lead author) and Eric … Continue

During July and August of this summer, a group of vertebrate paleontologists from the Florida Museum of Natural History spent … Continue

Before his first day of college in the summer of 2014, incoming Fort Hays State University (FHSU) freshman Kris Super … Continue

Movies, television, and comic books have all depicted dinosaurs fighting each other many times. However, scientific evidence of live interactions … Continue

The tropics are regarded as hot spot of biodiversity on land and in the water, yet the past of the … Continue

This issue, we feature two echinoid specimens found by Linda McCall of the North Carolina Fossil Club and the Special … Continue

Many of us have had the wonderful opportunity to collect fossils from the Belgrade Quarry, located in eastern North Carolina. … Continue

The Backstory For some backstory on this fossil as it was originally given to me–this specimen was originally thought to … Continue

Tooth deformities are common in sharks, but come in many different varieties. These deformities are often referred to as pathologies; … Continue