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To put it bluntly, in terms of sheer length and height, Spinosaurus takes the crown handily but weight is a trickier question.

Author: Ashley Strack Tyrannosaurus rex may be the most well known dinosaur to the general public. This massive cretaceous-era theropod dinosaur has dominated the public consciousness’ image of “dinosaurs” for over a century since its discovery, and for good reason.…

Have you ever wanted to own a real, fossil dinosaur tooth? Believe it or not but you can buy a tooth of Spinosaurus, the largest known meat-eating dinosaur for as cheap as $25. Spinosaurus teeth are some of the most…

In spite of the abundance of evidence that indicates the extinction of the last of the megatooth sharks, there is still a small but vocal holdout of people who believe that the monster shark still lives

As of Thursday, the 17th of March, Alberta’s government announced plans to name ammolite as the official gemstone of the province. This revelation should surprise no one, as Alberta has become nearly synonymous with the iridescent, fossil ammonite shell.

In 1993, the Virginia state legislature designated the fossil scallop (Chesapecten jeffersonius) as the Virginia state fossil.

Vermont was two designated state fossils, the Mount Holly Mammoth and the Charlotte Whale.

In 1988, the South Dakota state legislature designated the dinosaur Triceratops horridus as their state fossil.

The term “agatized” is generally used to describe a fossil that has been replaced with chalcedony, a microcrystalline form of quartz.

Rose quartz is a pink colored variety of quartz that is coarsely crystalline. It is found only in a massive state and does not form individual crystals with external faces.