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Nestled in the heart of Gainesville sits a natural wonder so unexpected, so beautifully bizarre, that it feels like stepping into another dimension – Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park, where ...
The research in North Carolina documents downstream remnants of the 35-million-year-old tsunami that followed the ...
There's a lot of reasons why Florida is such a special state. One of those reasons is that if you are willing to do lots of ...
Want to find some blue sea glass? How about a fossil, or a cool rock? These are the best beaches in RI to start looking.
READ MORE: How paleontologists are using fossilized shark teeth to date the past Take the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), for example – Jaws’ own species.
"These sharks were getting bigger and bigger. These sharks' teeth were 3-to-4-inches long and 3-inches wide. These things made great white sharks look like minnows." ...
The main appeal of the Calvert Cliff Red Trail and the cliffs overall is that you can find fossils on the beach and keep them. There are seashells, of course, but the big draw is the shark teeth. This ...
Mammoth Cave in Kentucky stretches for more than 420 miles (675 kilometers) below the surface of the ground and is often described as the world’s largest cave system. Recent explorations there ...
"They bloat and float and they get scavenged," Starnes said. "That's where the bite marks come from." So, what would eat a 70-foot whale? "Some of the largest sharks that ever lived," Starnes said.
The title ain't lying friends. This is my best fossil hunt of the year so far! Safe to say I'm kicking off this year strong, and I can't wait to see what other incredible finds await us this year ...
Sharks have been around for 400 million years. Given that they have been around longer than dinosaurs, it would make sense that there would be fossils of these creatures, both massive and smaller ...
Bull shark teeth, especially fossilized teeth, are also characterized by a dense root at the point where the tooth connects to the jaw. The root showcases how strong the bull shark’s bite is.