Tag: FOSSIL

We bristle whenever we hear someone refer to a Walkman or some other iconic device of our (not-so-distant) youth as a "fossil." Sure, they've all been rendered somewhat obsolete, but does that necessarily mean that they're ready for the Smithsonian? Some new art from Christopher Locke answers with a resounding, and depressing, yes. Locke, a sculptor based out of Austin, Texas, has created a ...

Scientists in North Dakota have dug up the 67 million-year-old remains of one of the best-preserved dinosaur carcases ever. The fossil includes large sections of preserved skin and tendons, which are allowing scientists to recreate the musculature in ways that previously proved difficult. The fossil of this Hadrosaur was discovered by a 17 year-old high school sophomore named Tyler Lyson near ...