New modeling and analyses of fault geometry in the Earth’s crust by geoscientist Michele Cooke and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are advancing knowledge about fault development in regions where one geologic plate slides past or over another, such as along California’s San Andreas Fault and the Denali Fault in central Alaska. Findings […]
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Finding fault By Modelling
March 27th, 2015 
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No Comments »Metoposaurus algarvensis was top predator ?
March 25th, 2015 Riffin A previously undiscovered species of crocodile-like amphibian that lived during the rise of dinosaurs was among Earth’s top predators more than 200 million years ago, a study shows. Palaeontologists identified the prehistoric species — which looked like giant salamanders — after excavating bones buried on the site of an ancient lake in southern Portugal.The species […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Metoposaurus algarvensis, predator, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »A stiff new layer in Earth’s mantle
March 24th, 2015 Riffin By crushing minerals between diamonds, a University of Utah study suggests the existence of an unknown layer inside Earth: part of the lower mantle where the rock gets three times stiffer. The discovery may explain a mystery: why slabs of Earth’s sinking tectonic plates sometimes stall and thicken 930 miles underground. The findings — published […]
Carnufex carolinensis : predator roles before dinosaurs
March 23rd, 2015 Riffin A newly discovered crocodilian ancestor may have filled one of North America’s top predator roles before dinosaurs arrived on the continent. Carnufex carolinensis, or the “Carolina Butcher,” was a 9-foot long, land-dwelling crocodylomorph that walked on its hind legs and likely preyed upon smaller inhabitants of North Carolina ecosystems such as armored reptiles and early […]
Beetles beat out extinction ?
March 21st, 2015 Riffin Today’s rich variety of beetles may be due to an historically low extinction rate rather than a high rate of new species emerging, according to a new study. These findings were revealed by combing through the fossil record. “Much of the work to understand why beetles are diverse has really focused on what promotes speciation,” […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Beetles, extinction, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Rise of East African Plateau dated by whale fossil
March 17th, 2015 Riffin A 17-million-year-old whale fossil is helping scientists pinpoint when the East African Plateau started to rise. Determining when the uplift happened has implications for understanding human evolution, scientists say. Shifts in the Earth’s mantle pushed the East African Plateau upward sometime between 17 million and 13.5 million years ago, researchers report March 16 in the […]
A Microrapter fossil from South Korea
March 15th, 2015 Riffin A tiny dinosaur about the size of a house cat was recently discovered in South Korea.The dinosaur’s fossilized remains span about 11 inches, but scientists told Korea JoongAng Daily that it was likely about 20 inches long when it was alive. “Based on the findings so far, we assume that the dinosaur is something close […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil, Microrapter, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, South Korea, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Aegirocassis benmoulae : A Giant paleo sea creature
March 13th, 2015 Riffin Newly discovered fossils of a giant, extinct sea creature show it had modified legs, gills on its back, and a filter system for feeding — providing key evidence about the early evolution of arthropods. The new animal, named Aegirocassis benmoulae in honor of its discoverer, Mohamed Ben Moula, attained a size of at least seven […]
Pockmarks :Linking Geology and Microbiology
March 8th, 2015 Riffin Linking Geology and Microbiology: Inactive Pockmarks Affect Sediment Microbial Community Structure Pockmarks are geological features that are found on the bottom of lakes and oceans all over the globe. Some are active, seeping oil or methane, while others are inactive. Active pockmarks are well studied since they harbor specialized microbial communities that proliferate on the […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Geology, Microbiology, Pockmarks, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Foraminifera reveal ancient temperatures
March 7th, 2015 Riffin New research in Nature Communications showing how tiny creatures drifted across the ocean before falling to the seafloor and being fossilised has the potential to improve our understanding of past climates. The research published in Nature Communications has identified which planktic foraminifera gathered up in core samples from the ocean floor, drifted thousands of kilometres […]
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