A professor has published details of a rare "inside-out, legless, headless wonder" fossil from 444 million years ago, which ...

A rare fossil from 444 million years ago, which belonged to a previously-undiscovered species, has been named "Sue" after the ...

A new species of fossil dating back 444 million years has been named Sue - after its discoverer's mum. Professor Sarah ...

This animation created for Evolution: "Great Transformations" depicts creatures whose fossils were found at the Burgess Shale. As alien as these creatures seem, they are also surprisingly familiar.

But the residents of Shale Country are not the only stakeholders in the matter. American society relies on abundant energy. It was not a coincidence that the rise of the Fossil Fuel Age, which ...

In the famous Burgess Shale in Canada, for example, scientists have found dozens of bizarre, previously unknown animals. Interpretation of fossils poses another set of challenges, and their age ...

Point Bar Features Larger fragments of limestone and weathered shale are common, as are individual fossils weathered out of their enclosing rocks. Cut Bank Features A close-up view of the cut bank ...

Mudstone, shale, and limestone are examples of sedimentary rock likely to contain fossils. As the layers of sediment build up on top of one another, they create a physical timeline. The oldest layers, ...

FROM 508 MILLION YEARS AGO TO TODAYPreserved in the Burgess Shale of British Columbia ... SPECIMEN 41145; All fossils photographed at the Royal Ontario Museum. The striking similarity between ...

Today, reporter David Wethe examines how the shale industry is responding to the Trump administration’s enthusiasm for fossil fuels. Appetite for deals in the US shale patch is ramping up during ...

Donald Trump’s tariff “chaos” and quest to drive down energy prices are a threat to US oil output and will undermine the president’s “drill, baby drill” agenda, shale executives have warned.