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fossil

[fos-uhl] / ˈfɒs əl /


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A detail of a Columbian mammoth being restored inside the Fossil Lab.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Fossil fuels are expensive right now, but so is destroying demand for them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Fossil evidence clearly shows meiofauna existed during the Cambrian, but the new findings suggest they may not have been present earlier in the way some scientists proposed.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Popular among grassroots movements, the concept of "Fossil Free Zones" is slowly gaining traction in international meetings and found fertile ground in Santa Marta.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

By the time we saw the Wolf Wall in the Fossil Lab and its four hundred wolf skulls, I was growing weary.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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