Fossils tell us the world over about life on Earth before humans existed - they can help us understand what the climate was like, what creatures lived on the planet, and what caused significant ...

The characteristics of the rocks that hold fossils can be as informative as the fossils themselves. There are three main types of rock: igneous rock, metamorphic rock, and sedimentary rock. Almost all ...

Furthermore, the fossils lacked the types of stable molecules that are sometimes left behind by fungi. "The problem that we had to overcome was finding Dickinsonia fossils that retained some ...