Amazon River Dolphin: The Pink Guardian of the Rainforest Scientific Profile 🐬 Species: Inia geoffrensis 🌿 Local Names: Boto (Brazil), Bufeo (Spanish) 📏 Size: 1.8-2.5m (6-8.2 ft) / 85-185…

Peacock Mantis Shrimp: The Ocean’s Dazzling Boxer Scientific Classification 🦐 Species: Odontodactylus scyllarus 🌊 Order: Stomatopoda (mantis shrimp) 📏 Size: 5-18 cm (2-7 inches) ⏳ Lifespan: 5-20 years (captivity), up…

The Ngandong Tiger: Pleistocene Apex Predator of Southeast Asia Scientific Classification 🐅 Species: Panthera tigris soloensis ⏳ Era: Late Pleistocene (1.2 – 0.01 mya) 🗺️ Range: Sundaland (modern Indonesia)…

‘Extremely rare’ unidentified fossil sitting in museum is a new extinct species For decades, an “extremely rare” fossil sat unidentified in Japan’s Museum of Unique…

Here’s what makes California’s Central Valley a fossil hot spot: Q&A In 1936, a Central Valley teenager made an incredible discovery. Gustine High School student…

New fossil shark named from ancient skeleton discovered in southern England A previously unknown shark once swam around the shores of the U.K. more than…

Marine fossil found in South Africa is one of a kind, thanks to unusual preservation A fossilized creature found in a South African roadside quarry…

Fossil Hunting Locations Each fossil location includes directions, where to find the fossils, what type of fossils can be found there, fossil identification, how to hunt…

This Fossil Sorting Guide is part of a classroom fossil identification set and provides illustrations and brief descriptions of common fossils, along with their geologic…

What Are Fossils? This video explains how fossils are formed, why they are important, and gives examples of 4 different types of fossils: mold fossils,…