From Antarctica to Zambia, our scientists look for fossils around the world. How do they hunt for ancient evidence of life in the field? 👀 Prospect. Look for fossil fragments among the rock ⛏ Excavate. Dig, shovel, brush. 🗺 Map. Create a diagram of the dig site. 🧻 Wrap. Create a plaster jacket to hold the fossil together and protect it during transit. 🧳 Pack. Send the fossils back to the museum where they’ll wait to be prepared in our fossil prep lab. Learn more about looking for fossils ➡️

Fossil Hunting in a Florida Creek | Florida Panhandle Springs and Fossils

What makes a fossil? What are the different types? What makes amber fossils so special... and what causes bone to become rock? Expand your knowledge of these windows into our past world – in four minutes. | National Geographic UK