Hi Ryan, I look forward to seeing more of your work! If people want to see more illustrations, please post your website address too. Thanks for sharing!! Best...
Oregon recently announced its official state fossil--the dawn redwood or Metasequoia (see article below from theworldlink.com). Four states have arthropods as...
Hi all, Member Ryan Durney has permitted us to post some of his artwork on the "FossilBugz" homepage. The artwork features a Permo-Carboniferous giant...
Hi all, The answers to the "State Fossils" trivia challenge are below! New York - eurypterid, Eurypterus remipes, Silurian Ohio - trilobite, Isotelus sp.,...
Hi all, The Museum of Paleontology is one of the best websites for general information on fossils, geologic time, and everything else a paleontologist needs to...
Hi all, I posted a new image for the FossilBugz homepage. Can you identify this arthropod? I will give the answer later this month! Best Regards, Cary R....
This is an autobiography by my dad, a retired paleontologist. He's been getting almost nothing but great reviews, especially from fellow geologists, and I...
Hi all, If you are intrested in paleontology, one of the best reference books in the past 20 years is now available free online. For more information, please...
Hi all, To prevent further junk emails, I have modified our FossilBugz group settings. Outside messages will be filtered out. FossilBugz members are welcome...
Hi all, The FossilBugz homepage for the month of July shows a whip scorpion, an arachnid of the order Uropygi. I will post an image of a fossil whip scorpion...
Hi all, I haven't found a convenient photograph of a fossil whipscorpion (order Uropygi) yet, so I will post a photograph of a close relative--a short-tailed...
Hi all, Do you think that spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and their relatives are cool? The International Society of Arachnology (ISA) is a great place to...
It is with great pleasure and satisfaction that I announce to you all that my dad's book, "Never Piss Into the Wind" has received its first "big" review in...
December 17, 2005 from New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg18825304.600 The colour of prehistoric animals is almost impossible to...
Hi all, From the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs and Walking with Prehistoric Beasts comes the latest in the "Walking with..." series: Walking with Monsters....
Thanks Cary. I thought that this special, be it ever so flawed or exaggerated, still warranted some attention from enthusiasts. Since there is limited material...
Thanks Cary. I thought that this special, be it ever so flawed or exaggerated, still warranted some attention from enthusiasts. Since there is limited material...
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Spiders, centipedes and scorpion-like critters are among the 27 new animal species that biologists have discovered in the...
My impression was that the reviews written on it were way more incredible and false than the special itself. It shows Arthropleura rearing up and rattling and...
Hi all, This story is about a LIVE scorpion that fought hard NOT to be a fossil! For more information, see http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3438589 Best Regards, ...
Hi all, On March 10, 2006, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago opened a brand new exhibit called "Evolving Planet," which highlights the geological...
Hi all, Did you know that the La Brea Tar Pits captured insects as well as saber-toothed cats, mammoths, and birds? For more information, see the Page Museum...
Hi all, For most people, their favorite fossil arthropods of all-time are Trilobites. What is a trilobite? Trilobites were a highly successful group of...
Greetings: Northwest Federation director and president for the Oregon Coast Agate Club in Newport, traveling to Montana mid-July for rock- and fossil- ...
Hi all, I recommend two children's books on the evolution of life on land...before the dinosaurs. I do not gain any money from the sales of these books. I...
Hi all, The oldest known fossil horseshoe crab (Lunataspis aurora) have been reported from Ordovician rocks (445 Ma) in Canada. If confirmed, this discovery...