A type, or type specimen, is the specimen that represents an entire species of animal, plant, fungi or other organism. Find out about the different kinds of type specimens, why they are important and ...

The papers, which have not yet been published in scientific journals, suggest that testing just a single type of sample is likely to miss a large share of infections. By Emily Anthes People with ...

A dinosaur fossil listed for sale in London for $20 million embodies one of the most heated debates in paleontology. By Julia Jacobs and Zachary Small Zachary Small reported from London, and Julia ...

Issue 5, p. 288b [1 page (s)] Plate letterpress print A Specimen Book of Types and Ornaments in Use at The Curwen PressA Specimen Book of Types and Ornaments in Use at The Curwen ...

When fossil hunters unearthed the remains of a dinosaur from the hills of eastern Montana five years ago, they carried several key characteristics of a Tyrannosaurus rex: a pair of giant legs for ...