From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.

“These fossils can be understood as evidence of ... with the excavation according to Interesting Engineering. Though collecting seemed to be basic, it reflected complex cognitive abilities.

Many governmental agencies require that people obtain permits before collecting fossils, and this is done, in part, to protect a fossil's context. In the United States it is illegal to remove ...

An ongoing Paleontological Resource Inventory discovered the new species, called Clavusodens mcginnisi, while collecting ...

Walter Stein, Triebold's field manager, had recently discovered a single rib poking out of concrete-hard sandstone on private land Triebold had leased for fossil collecting. The prospect of ...

Researchers collecting fossils deep inside Kentucky's Mammoth Cave have uncovered the remains of a never-before-seen species — an absolutely tiny ancient shark with nail-like teeth.

Planetary scientists in Algeria and Switzerland have developed a scientific instrument that could help hunt for signs of life ...

"Share your love for dinosaurs with an impressive build worthy of displaying proudly in this Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex (76968) building set. This collectible LEGO® Jurassic World ...

These fossils were obtained from lake and river ... about how life recovered from past mass extinctions and could offer valuable lessons about ecosystem resilience and adaptation in the face ...