fossil

Do you know what the Louisiana state amphibian is? What about the state fossil? We saved the best for last, cause you'll never believe what the state gemstone is!

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, researchers believe they have found an intact meal of blood preserved inside a fossil of a mosquito. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science says the fossilized female insect was found in a piece of shale, which had sat in someone's basement for 25 to 30 years with other rocks...