Articles related to "Microfossil"

When many hear the word "paleontology," images of massive dinosaurs come immediately to mind. However, it is the tiny microfossils that form the base of paleontology.

To hold a fossil is to touch life from the far distant past. What do bits and pieces of ancient bone and shell reveal about the types and diversity of ancient life?

To truly begin to understand paleontology, it is first important to have a good grasp on the basic geological timeline in which all life has existed.

To understand how geologists determine a rock's age and origin, first understand the geologic time scale. The Precambrian is the largest chunk of this scale.