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Preparation photos of a great Utaspsis marjumensis trilobite collected in the spring of 2013.

Learn about Hadrosaurs, commonly referred to as a duck-billed dinosaur. FossilEra also has quality hadrosaur fossils for sale.

Mutant minerals are nature’s radiation-colored masterpieces—discover how invisible energy transforms crystals like amethyst, fluorite, and amazonite into some of Earth’s most colorful wonders.

Learn about Mookaite jasper is a colorful silica-rich sedimentary rock from Australia, formed from ancient radiolarian skeletons on a Cretaceous seafloor.

Titanite outshines diamond with stronger rainbow fire, sharp wedge crystals, and a hidden geological timeline—where sparkle meets Earth history.

Hemimorphite: the rare zinc silicate mineral with asymmetric crystal terminations, ocean-blue botryoids, and a long history of being mistaken for calamine.

Discover the top 10 paleontology and fossil news stories of 2025, including major dinosaur, marine reptile, plant, and molecular fossil breakthroughs that reshaped science.

How do concretions form? This in-depth article explains their chemical growth around organic cores, special types like septarians, and the largest concretions known on Earth.

Discover sodalite, the 19th-century mineral marvel that left the lab for jewelry and stone carving. Learn how it forms, where it's found, and its modern uses.

lumbogummite is a secondary lead aluminum phosphate from oxidized ore zones. Learn how it forms, where it’s found, and its role in supergene mineral deposits.