300-Million-Year-Old Iridescent Fossil May Be One of Earth’s Rarest Prehistoric Gems

A routine fossil-hunting trip turned into a groundbreaking discovery for a pair of researchers when they stumbled upon a rare ammonite fossil with brilliant mother-of-pearl iridescence, similar to Canada’s prized gemstone “ammolite.” This prehistoric find – dating back 300 million years – could be one of only two known sites in the world with such […] Read More