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WFS News: mio-pliocene Oysters from East coast of India
January 29th, 2017 
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No Comments »Pyritized in situ trilobite eggs from the Ordovician of New York
January 28th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev For the past two years, Western Illinois University Assistant Professor of Geology Thomas Hegna has been part of a three-member team conducting research on what are believed to be the first-ever discovered trilobite eggs paired with a fossil of the segmented creature. The ancient eggs, believed to be […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: eggs, New York, Ordovician, Pyritized, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, trilobite, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: 80 MYO dinosaur collagen confirmed
January 24th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Utilizing the most rigorous testing methods to date, researchers from North Carolina State University have isolated additional collagen peptides from an 80-million-year-old Brachylophosaurus. The work lends further support to the idea that organic molecules can persist in specimens tens of millions of years longer than originally believed and […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: 80 MYO, collagen, Dinosaur, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: New species of prehistoric palm discovered in Canada
January 22nd, 2017 Riffin @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 […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Canada, new species, prehistoric palm, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »Heat from earth’s core could be underlying force in plate tectonics
January 19th, 2017 Riffin @ WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev For decades, scientists have theorized that the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates is driven largely by negative buoyancy created as they cool. New research, however, shows plate dynamics are driven significantly by the additional force of heat drawn from the Earth’s core. The new findings also challenge […]
WFS Dino Facts: Nyctosaurus
January 16th, 2017 Riffin @ WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Name: Nyctosaurus (Night lizard). Phonetic: Nick-toe-sore-us. Named By: Othniel Charles Marsh - 1876. Synonyms: Nyctodactylus. Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea, Nyctosauridae, Nyctosaurinae. Species: N. gracilis (type), N. nanus, N. lamegoi, N. bonneri. Type: Piscivore. Size: 2 meter wingspan, possibly larger. Known locations: USA, Kansas - Niobrara Formation. […]
Posted in Featured Post, General Tags: Nyctosaurus, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS Dino Facts, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Hyolith fossils find place on the tree of life
January 12th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A strange animal that lived on the ocean floor 500 million years ago has been assigned to the tree of life, solving a long-held mystery. The creature has eluded scientific classification since the first fossil was discovered 175 years ago.The extinct hyolith has a cone-shaped shell, tentacles for […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossils, Hyolith, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, tree of life, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Fossil tomatillos show nightshades
January 8th, 2017 Riffin Delicate fossil remains of tomatillos found in Patagonia, Argentina, show that this branch of the economically important family that also includes potatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias and tomatoes existed 52 million years ago, long before the dates previously ascribed to these species, according to an international team of scientists. Tomatillos, ground cherries and husk tomatoes — […]
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