In the U.S., many states have an official state fossil, or even a designated state dinosaur. Some states recognize an official dinosaur in celebration of the specific region's paleontology, and others ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the fossilized wood samples discovered on Barro Colorado Island in Panama. An ancient mangrove forest with trees that ...
In the hills outside the small village of Sexi, Peru, a fossil forest holds secrets about South America’s past millions of years ago. When we first visited these petrified trees more than 20 years ago ...
Petrified Forest now embraces visitors rather than treating them as suspects For years – decades even – a myth has surrounded Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: A curse would strike anyone who ...
A petrified forest discovered by a ranger for California's East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) has yielded what SFGate calls the "the largest and most diverse" collection of fossils in the ...
Welcome to Bryce Canyon Country, Utah’s gateway to adventure and home to some of the most beautiful terrain on the planet. With red rocks, countless trails, slot canyons, and premier OHV access, this ...
A gibbous moon shines over a large petrified log embedded in the sandstone at Blue Mesa in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. Fred Hirschmann/Science Faction/Corbis The stories accumulate with ...