Hi all, The oldest known fossil horseshoe crab (Lunataspis aurora) have been reported from Ordovician rocks (445 Ma) in Canada. If confirmed, this discovery...
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...
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, For most people, their favorite fossil arthropods of all-time are Trilobites. What is a trilobite? Trilobites were a highly successful group of...
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, 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, 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, ...
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...
KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Spiders, centipedes and scorpion-like critters are among the 27 new animal species that biologists have discovered in the...
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....
December 17, 2005 from New Scientist: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/mg18825304.600 The colour of prehistoric animals is almost impossible 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...
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...
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, 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....
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, 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...
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, The Museum of Paleontology is one of the best websites for general information on fossils, geologic time, and everything else a paleontologist needs to...
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. It occurred to me that most people who join sort of introduce themselves. I am currently a full-time freelance illustrator. I have illustrated many...
Hi all, I consider the Yale Peabody Museum website to be the best on the web. The site includes photographs of museum specimens with locality information. The...
Hi Ryan, Thanks for joining FossilBugz! Since the site is open to the public, I restrict access to uploading photos to moderators. I will make you a...
Hi Cary, really cool web group. I sent you some questions (I hope I'm not bugging you). It's just that I seem to be unable to post photos on the group despite...
Having problems with message search?
