Rare Fossil Preserved in Fool’s Gold Reveals Newly Discovered 450 Million-Year-Old Species + Oldest Tadpole

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For decades, archaeologists and paleontologists have been searching for ancient fossils buried in the ground to uncover clues about what life was like a million years ago.  And let me tell you that recently, an extraordinary ancient fossil that looks like a piece of jewelry was discovered in New York. Amazing, right? In a published […]

Haikouichthys: The First Known Fish That Lived On Earth

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We think that life began on Earth at least 3.5 to 4 billion years ago. This is because the oldest evidence of life form recorded is a 3.49-billion-year-old microscopic fossil. The remains of the Stromatolites or microbial reefs created by cyanobacteria were found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This oldest fossil ever discovered […]

Ocean Fossils

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Ammonites: They are sea animals that first appeared in the fossil record around 400 million years ago in the Devonian period and became extinct at the same time as dinosaurs. They had a soft bodies and used their Spiral-shaped shell for protection. Scientist believe they may have avoided predators by squirting ink. They belong to […]