A fossil trackway east of Still Bay in South Africa’s Western Cape province was found in 2018 by a colleague and was brought to our attention. It was found on the surface of a loose block of ...

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Millions of years ago, Oregon was wild - shorebirds foraged for worms in shallow waters, massive cat-like predators hunted smaller mammals, and ancient tapirs (or rhinoceroses) roamed the land.

The Martin Lockley Fossil Track Collection contains over 3,000 cataloged specimens. Most of the collection was collected from the Rocky Mountain Region, with extensive collections of Pennsylvanian ...

During this time, collection visits will be available by appointment and other special access requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please email [email protected] for more ...

Earlier this year, a new study was published with a groundbreaking discovery from the John Day Fossil Beds Monument in central and eastern Oregon. While the park is mostly known for what are commonly ...

KIMBERLY, Ore. (KTVZ) — A groundbreaking paleontological discovery at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument has uncovered fossilized footprints dating back as far as 50 million years, offering ...

South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago. All this time we were aware that there might be more, even older ...