Posts Tagged ‘Canada’

WFS News: Well-preserved 110 MYO dinosaur found in Canada

@ WFS,World Fossil Society ,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev AN EXTRAORDINARILY well-preserved 110-million-year-old dinosaur found in a mine pit in Canada now has a name and evidence of a troubled past, researchers said Thursday. With fossilized skin and scales, the dragon-like creature is actually a new kind of nodosaur, coined Borealopelta markmitchelli, after the museum […]

WFS News: New species of prehistoric palm discovered in Canada

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev   A researcher identified a new species of small palm that once grew in Canada after examining a fossil that had been part of an Alberta museum collection for decades. Palms are typically associated with warm, tropical climates. However, this newly […]

first occurrence of a Dimetrodon fossil in Canada

A “dinosaur” fossil originally discovered on Prince Edward Island has been shown to have steak knife-like teeth, and researchers from U of T Mississauga, Carleton University and the Royal Ontario Museum have changed its name to Dimetrodon borealis–marking the first occurrence of a Dimetrodon fossil in Canada. “It’s really exciting to discover that the detailed […]