High schooler discovers 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossil on first day of dig

Aidan Connor, a senior at Cheshire Academy in New Haven County, found the ancient bone in Red Lodge, Montana, this summer, ...
Yahoo

St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site begins new dig for prehistoric fossils and bones

Paleontologists gather around an area where a fish fossil was found at a new dig site in St. George. The St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site is starting the dig in hopes it will reveal new insights ...
Drexel University

A World-Class Fossil Dig, a One-of-a-Kind Community Event

In the course of a single day, more than a thousand residents and visitors to southern New Jersey will dig into – literally – the process of paleontology and discovery at Mantua Township’s Community ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling’ past

Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked like: alligators coexisting with tapirs, turtles and carnivores that resemble modern-day red pandas. Now, they are adding giant flying ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Bismarck students find rare fossils during Medora dig

MEDORA — Tenth-grader Ashley Ulmer made a discovery Wednesday that brought a North Dakota paleontologist running. Ulmer, one of about 30 Bismarck high school students who participated in a fossil dig, ...
The Gaston Gazette

5 things to know about the 24th Annual Fossil Fair in Gastonia

The event features a variety of activities, including fossil digging, gemstone mining, and dinosaur exhibits. Tickets are $18 per person and can be purchased at the door or online at schielemuseum.org ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

‘Incredibly rare’ giant flying squirrel fossil found in Tennessee — with ‘puzzling’ past

An ancient species of giant flying squirrel was found in a sinkhole lake fossil site in eastern Tennessee. Photo by Dan Meyers via Unsplash Scientists had an idea of what prehistoric Appalachia looked ...