Donald G. MacVicar Jr., 21-year-old Amherst senior and chemistry major, got the idea in a college bull session. After he tested it in the laboratory, MacVicar decided he had the answer to a problem ...

Researchers are constantly finding amazing fossils in places where you might not expect ... As ANU points out, types of oolitic limestone are used in the Empire State Building, Buckingham ...

The stunning limestone walls and floors that are a hallmark of Asia Society Texas Center's architecture are also home to fossils dating to the Jurassic era. Learn about some of the different types of ...

The fossils, abundant in Araripe, were located in two types of limestone, sedimentary rock that is rich in calcium carbonate: one was gray and had more organic matter, and the other was beige and had ...

In a lesser-traveled corner of Big Bend National Park, scientists are uncovering one of the most detailed records of ancient marine life anywhere in the world.  The Boquillas Formation, a ...

The fossils are types of ichthyosaurs, ancient marine reptiles that lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. ... The limestone rocks, known as Hosselkuss limestone, ...

Amateur fossil hunter Dr Steve Etches found the ichthyosaur fossil buried head-first in limestone. The new type of creature has been called Etches sea dragon after Dr Etches.

This particular fossil is a "Tupandactylus navigans." It was discovered in a raid back in 2013, hidden among 3000 other legal fossils. The massive haul of fossils was found during an investigation ...