Posts Tagged ‘found’

WFS News: Five New Fossil Forests Found in Antarctica

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Antarctica is one of the harshest environments on the planet. As the coldest, driest continent, it harbors a world of extremes. The powerful katabatic winds that rush from the polar plateau down the steep, vertical drops around the continent’s coast can stir up turbulent snowstorms lasting days or weeks, and the […]

WFS News: 508-year old bristle worm found

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev TORONTO — A new fossil species of bristle worm has been found at the 508-million-year-old Marble Canyon site in B.C.’s Kootenay National Park. The worm found at the Burgess Shale site is helping scientists better understand analids, which include present-day leeches and earthworms.They are found in nearly all […]