Archaeologists with The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered fossils of seven giant rat species on East Timor, with the largest up to 10 times the size of modern rats. Dr Julien Louys of the ANU School of Culture, History and Language, who is helping lead the project said these are the largest known rats […]
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Rat fossils of largest rat that ever existed
November 9th, 2015 
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No Comments »Eotiaris guadalupensis : The oldest sea urchin
November 5th, 2015 Riffin Researchers have uncovered a fossil sea urchin that pushes back a fork in its family tree by 10 million years, according to a new study. A team from USC found the Eotiaris guadalupensis in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution from the Glass Mountains of west Texas, where it had been buried in a rock […]
Tyrannosaur Vs Tyrannosaur ?
November 3rd, 2015 Riffin A nasty little 66-million-year-old family secret has been leaked by a recently unearthed tyrannosaur bone. The bone has peculiar teeth marks that strongly suggest it was gnawed by another tyrannosaur. The find could be some of the best evidence yet that tyrannosaurs were not shy about eating their own kind. “We were out in Wyoming […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Tyrannosaur, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Ornithomimus dinosaur fossil with preserved tail feathers
November 2nd, 2015 Riffin An undergraduate University of Alberta paleontology student has discovered an Ornithomimus dinosaur with preserved tail feathers and soft tissue. The discovery is shedding light on the convergent evolution of these dinosaurs with ostriches and emus relating to thermoregulation and is also tightening the linkages between dinosaurs and modern birds. “We now know what the plumage […]
