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Kentucky fossils: Ancient sea once covered south central region, experts say

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Hundreds of millions of years ago, much of South Central Kentucky sat below a warm, shallow sea. According to fossil experts, the fossils locked inside the region’s ...
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Exquisitely preserved fossil of Jurassic sea turtle includes near-complete skull and limbs

Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. About 150 million years ago, a marine ...

In 1861, a single feather found in a limestone quarry became the fossil that bridged the gap between dinosaurs and birds

In 1861, a Bavarian quarry yielded a fossilised feather, soon followed by the Archaeopteryx skeleton, a creature with bird ...
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Researchers spot rare evidence of how two baby pterosaurs died 150 million years ago

A violent storm may have sent two baby pterosaurs spiraling to their deaths in a lagoon about 150 million years ago, based on a new analysis of the tiny, astonishingly well-preserved fossils. This ...