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Fossils May 8, 2018

Tourists unknowingly toss dinosaur tracks into lake at a Utah state park

Tourists at a Utah state park are mistaking dinosaur tracks as ordinary rocks and throwing them into a nearby lake, causing “substantial impact” to the historic site.

Fossils May 3, 2018

Tennessee girl, 11, finds 475-million-year-old trilobite fossil

Ryleigh Taylor came across a fossil that’s 475 million years old on the banks of Douglas Lake in Tennessee, WATE reports.

Fossils April 30, 2018

Utah family finds remains of ancient horse in backyard

A Utah family working on a landscaping project unearthed the fossil remains of an ancient horse dating back more than 2 million years.

Digging History April 30, 2018

This 3,000-year-old horse got a human-style burial

More than 3,000 years ago in the Nile River Valley, a body was carefully prepared for ceremonial burial. It was wrapped in a shroud and placed in a tomb, surrounded by important objects that demonstrated its elevated status.

Digging History April 26, 2018

Museum shocked to discover giant egg in collection is real

The Buffalo Museum of Science has been sitting on a rare find.

Fossils April 25, 2018

Egg of extinct elephant bird was mislabeled as fake for decades, museum realizes

A museum in Buffalo, N.Y., recently discovered that a rare elephant bird egg in its collection had been mislabeled as a model for decades.

Digging History April 17, 2018

What the heck are these 520-million-year-old blobs? Experts can't agree.

Here's a brainteaser: Do the 520-million-year-old fossils of an ancient, bug-like creature actually show a silhouette of its brains?

Dinosaurs April 11, 2018

Massive 205-million-year-old ichthyosaur fossil discovered, 'one of the largest animals ever'

The massive jaw-bone of a 205-million-year-old Ichthyosaur has been discovered, making it "one of the largest animals to ever live," nearly the size of a blue whale.

Digging History April 3, 2018

Boys dig up prehistoric mastodon fossil in Mississippi

Three boys unearthed a fossil that could be nearly 100,000 years old all while playing near their backyard in a plowed area.

Reptiles April 2, 2018

Four-eyed lizard roamed the Earth 49 million years ago, researchers say

When it comes to this ancient monitor lizard, the nickname "four eyes" is all too accurate.

Digging History March 23, 2018

No, it's not an alien - Here's what that tiny, pointy-headed skeleton really is

A tiny, pointy-headed skeleton that fits in the palm of a hand isn't an alien, despite conspiracy theories that have circulated for years.