Conifer trunk fossil recovered from the onset of the end-Permian mass extinction in the South Taodonggou Section.

withamii. When the fossil tree was alive it’s thought that it would have had fern-like fronds that were similar to this example of Sphenopteris foliage The specimen was originally thought to be an ...

She stretches her jointed legs over the bark of the tree, as she’s done hundreds of times before, and vaults into the air. She doesn’t get far before an unexpected gust pushes her back toward the ...

Can plants uncover the survival secrets of Earth’s darkest days? A research team from (UCC), the University of Connecticut, ...

IN the past, considerable controversy has centred upon the interpretation of the observed optical heterogeneity of the secondary-cell walls of conifer tracheids when viewed between crossed Nicol ...

From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...

Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.