Posts Tagged ‘fossil trove’

WFS News: Los Angeles construction unearths ‘rare’ fossil trove

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The fossilized remains of creatures that roamed southern California 10,000 years ago were discovered by a crew digging for a subway extension under the busy streets of Los Angeles. Ashley Leger works for a company contracted by Los Angeles transportation officials to keep paleontologists on hand as the […]

WFS News: Ancient flying reptiles cared for their young, fossil trove suggests

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A spectacular fossil find is providing tantalizing new clues about the habits of pterosaurs, ancient flying reptiles that lived at the same times as dinosaurs. The cache of more than 200 fossil eggs found with bones of juvenile and adult animals in northwestern China is “one of the […]

WFS News: Newfoundland fossil trove named UNESCO World Heritage Site

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev MISTAKEN POINT, N.L. — A rocky stretch of coastline along the southeastern tip of Newfoundland that holds secrets about the origins of complex life has been declared a world heritage site by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture. Mistaken Point, so-named for its frequent disorienting […]