In the film Jurassic Park III, a giant sail-backed dinosaur called Spinosaurus fights a terrestrial Tyrannosaurus—and wins. But a study published online today in Science shows that the 15-meter-long Spinosaurus (shown in this artist’s reconstruction) had adaptations to life both in the water and on land, suggesting that the fierce beast was more of a […]
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Spinosaurus: only known swimming dinosaur?
December 31st, 2015 
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No Comments »Karai Formation (Ariyalur ) declared as geoheritage site
December 27th, 2015 Riffin The Karai Formation of Uttatur Group at Karai-Kulakkalnattam section in Perambalur district forms the lower part of the Cretaceous sedimentary succession of the Cauvery Basin. Tiwari et.al, (1996) considered the Karai area as the type area for Karai Formation. The Karai Formation is exposed as badlands with a series of conical mounds separated by gulleys. […]
Yi qi: Bat-Winged Dinosaur Discovered in China
December 26th, 2015 Riffin A team of paleontologists, co-led by Dr Xing Xu and Dr Xiaoting Zheng of the Linyi University’s Institute of Geology and Paleontology, has discovered a bizarre new theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now China during the Middle-Upper Jurassic period, approximately 160 million years ago. The prehistoric creature, scientifically named Yi qi, represents a […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Bat-Winged Dinosaur, China, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society, Yi qi No Comments »Balanced Rocks Hint at San Andreas Secret
December 24th, 2015 Riffin A mysterious group of balanced rocks that ought to have been knocked flat centuries ago may have let slip a deep, dark secret about the San Andreas Fault, according to a new study. For two decades a handful of researchers have been uncovering the power of centuries-old earthquakes by studying how easily it would be […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Balanced Rocks, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, San Andreas, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Dreadnoughtus schrani : Heavyweight Dino of the World
December 23rd, 2015 Riffin Dreadnoughtus schrani‘s tail alone measures an impressive 30 feet. After four years of excavation and five years of study, Dreadnoughtus schrani debuted in September as a top contender for the largest land animal ever: 65 tons and 85 feet long, with a 37-foot neck and muscle-bound 30-foot tail. Paleontologist Kenneth Lacovara first spotted just a […]
plesiosaur fossil mystery resolved
December 21st, 2015 Riffin Scientists have reconstructed how an ancient reptile swam in the oceans at the time of the dinosaurs. Computer simulations suggest the plesiosaur moved through the water like a penguin, using its front limbs as paddles and back limbs for steering.The creature’s swimming gait has been a mystery since bones of the first known specimen were […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil, mystery, plesiosaur, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Morelladon beltrani: New Sail-Backed Dinosaur Species Discovered in Spain
December 19th, 2015 Riffin A new species of ornithopod dinosaur has been discovered in Spain dating back 125 million years to the Barremian stage of the Early Cretaceous epoch.At roughly 20 feet (6 m) in length and 8 feet (2.5 m) high, the new species – scientifically named Morelladon beltrani – was a relatively large dinosaur.The dinosaur’s incomplete skeleton […]
Chilesaurus : New Herbivorous Dinosaur Discovered in Chile
December 17th, 2015 Riffin An international team of paleontologists led by Dr Fernando Novas of the Bernardino Rivadavia Natural Sciences Museum in Buenos Aires has described a new genus and species of plant-eating dinosaur that roamed what is now Chile during the Upper Jurassic, roughly 145 million years ago. The new dinosaur, named Chilesaurus diegosuarezi, belongs to Tetanurae, a […]
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December 15th, 2015 Riffin A bipedal, German shepherd–sized dinosaur may have had soft tissues in its nasal cavity that cooled the blood flowing to its brain, a new study suggests. The plant-eating Stegoceras validum belongs to a group called pachycephalosaurs (which in Greek means “thick-headed lizards”). CT scans of one particularly well preserved skull revealed delicate scrolls of bones […]
Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis: New Species of Ceratopsian Dinosaur Discovered in China
December 13th, 2015 Riffin An international team of paleontologists has discovered a new species of hornless ceratopsian dinosaur, called Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis, in China. This new dinosaur was a distant cousin of the famed ceratopsian dinosaur Triceratops and lived early in the Late Jurassic period, roughly 160 million years ago. According to a study published this week in the journal […]
