Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

Limestone plates containing fossil bones in a marble factory of Italy. The limestone comes from a commercial rock quarry in Egypt, and is shipped around the world to become marble tiles and ...

As both WaPo and the assembled experts of Reddit discovered, finding fossils in travertine tile, a type of limestone imported from Turkey, isn't all that uncommon — but finding one that appeared ...

If the fossil embedded in the tile belonged to one of these archaic humans, it could be several thousand years old - more precisely dating back between 24,000 to 1.9 million years.

Dietfurt limestone flooring and wall tiles are especially suited for high foot traffic areas such as shopping malls, airports and office buildings. The stone comes in timeless color of beige and grey.

Dezeen Showroom: Spanish tile brand Roca has released a series of glazed porcelain tiles that mimic the appearance of limestone to offer a sense of "essential neutrality". As its name suggests ...

The tile, made of a type of limestone called travertine, was imported from a quarry in Turkey. ... often contains old fossils, and that digging it up can unearth ancient treasures.

He is one of the world’s foremost hunters of fossil meteorites, ancient extra-terrestrial stones. It so happens that limestone floor tiles are… Advertisement ...