About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet. Even groups that weathered the catastrophe, such as mammals, fishes and flowering plants, ...

Over 100 million years ago, long before the extinction of land-dwelling dinosaurs, there lived a group of massive clams called Inoceramus. With some species having shells up to 6.5 feet wide, they ...

Explore Florida’s rich fossil beds to find ancient clams hiding beautiful calcite crystal formations inside. This rockhounding adventure combines fossil hunting with crystal collecting for truly ...

The Cretaceous period witnessed a remarkable diversity of clam shrimp (Spinicaudata), whose fossil record provides unparalleled insights into evolutionary history and palaeoenvironmental conditions.

About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet. The fallout was immediate and severe. Evidence shows that about 70% of species went ...

The pearl, discovered at a fossil quarry in Richmond, Australia, is estimated to be 100 million years old. Michelle Johnston Over 100 million years ago, long before the extinction of land-dwelling ...