The Columbian Mammoth, the official state fossil of Washington, crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America some one million years ago and made a home roaming the vast grasslands that stretched from Alaska to Mexico, mirroring the great Rocky Mounta ...

Blog Post - Heidi Henderson - Jul 10 2011 - 5:30pm

Metasequoia: Dawn Redwood

Metasequoia, a deciduous conifer, and one of the common fossils found in many of the Eocene sites of the Pacific northwest, flourished in Oregon's forests for millions of years. In honor of this long history, Oregon has named it their official state ...

Blog Post - Heidi Henderson - Jul 6 2009 - 2:35pm

Hadrosaur Eating Mystery Solved- They Simply Ate Unlike Anything Else

Microscopic analysis of scratches on dinosaur teeth may have helped scientists unravel an ancient riddle of what a major group of dinosaurs- the Hadrosaurs- ate and exactly how they did it. A study led by the University of Leicester has found evidence that ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2009 - 6:36pm

Arago Hominids Last Supper Narrows Down How Long They Lived In The Area

Ancient nomadic hominids moved from place to place but often how has been subject to speculation. Now researchers think they have one answer, using the dental fossils of animals eaten by Homo heidelbergensis. In the French cave of Arago, an international ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 14 2009 - 10:02am

Tuffaceous Siltstone: Paleontology of Porter