An ancient, fossilized forest, which thrived for centuries at high altitude, has been revealed beneath a melting ice patch.
An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending ... allowing for the layered preservation of fossils, pollen, and charcoal.
For more than 150 years, scientists have debated whether Prototaxites—which stood roughly 24 feet tall and 3 feet wide—were ...
A significant area of Cretaceous rock exposures in northwest Montana has been recognized as an International Geoheritage Site ...
Now, a new discovery of uniquely 3D tree fossils has opened a window into what the world was like when the planet’s early forests were beginning to evolve, expanding our understanding of the ...
For much of the 20th century, dinosaurs had been thought of as lumbering, lizard-like animals. The surprising findings at Egg Mountain suggested dinosaurs were more dynamic and social than previously ...
Scientists have been working on the origins of dinosaurs for decades. Now, it appears they may be a step closer to ...