Hard Shell Fossils
Geologist analyzes earliest shell-covered fossil animals PhysOrg - October 22, 2009
Ancient Anthropods Used Borrowed Homes Live Science - August 23, 2009
Some Mollusks Thrived After Permian Extinction New York Times - August 27, 2009
Ancient Crayfish Fossils Unravel Evolution Mystery National Geographic - January 28, 2008
New fossils of ancient crayfish and their branching burrows provide the oldest evidence of crayfish in the Southern Hemisphere, experts say. The discovery in Australia of a 106-million-year-old crayfish fossil - and even older "trace fossils" of the animal's streamside burrows - help fill in a puzzling gap in the history of the small crustaceans.
Oldest Horseshoe Crab Fossil Discovered Live Science - January 28, 2008
When Bivalves Ruled The World Science Daily - September 1, 2007
Oldest Lobster Fossil Found in Mexico National Geographic - May 3, 2007
Ancient Creature Fossilized By The Bacteria That Ate It Science Daily - November 2004
High in the mountains of Antarctica, geologists unearthed the fossil
remains of a 180-million-year-old clam-like creature that was preserved
in a very unusual way: by the ancient bacteria that devoured it.
Ancient fossil penis discovered BBC - December 5, 2003
Scientists have identified the oldest male fossil animal yet discovered. It is an ocean-dwelling creature from 425-million-year-old rocks in the UK. "swimmer with a large penis"
Oldest hard-shelled fossil found BBC - June 28, 2002
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