Archive for June, 2021

WFS News: Enantiornithes,smallest known prehistoric baby bird

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A tiny fossil of a prehistoric baby bird dating back to the Mesozoic Era (250-65 million years ago) has been discovered by scientists, which they feel can help them understand how early avians came into the world in the age of dinosaurs. According to researchers at the University […]

WFS News: Fossil pollen ‘sneeze’ caught by research team

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Like capturing a sneeze, researchers including a University of Guelph scientist have recorded the only known example of prehistoric pollen caught in explosive mid-discharge from a fossil flower. The team describes this “freeze-frame” fossilized pollen release — preserved in amber more than 20 million years ago — in […]

WFS News: Angiosperms were around during the Jurassic ?

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev We may recognize our world by its flowering plants and trees, but evolutionarily speaking angiosperms are the new kids on the block, coming after epochs when giant fungus ruled the Earth and nonflowering trees, including cycads and conifers, fed dinosaurs. A controversial study is now suggesting that flowering plants aren’t […]

WFS News:World’s Oldest Flower Unfurled Its Petals More Than 174 Million Years Ago

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Dinosaurs that lived during the early Jurassic period could stop and smell the flowers if they so desired, according to a new study that describes the oldest fossil flower on record. The flower, named Nanjinganthus dendrostyla, lived more than 174 million years ago, the researchers said. Until now, the […]