Archive for October, 2021

WFS News: A New Genus and Species of Grass, Eograminis balticus (Poaceae: Arundinoideae), in Baltic Amber

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Amber research by the Oregon State University College of Science has produced the first definite identification of grass in fossilized tree resin from the Baltic region, home to the world’s most well-known amber deposits. The specimen studied by George Poinar Jr., named Eograminis balticus, also represents the first […]

WFS News:The Horseshoe Crab of the Genus Limulus: Living Fossil or Stabilomorph?

@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The Horseshoe Crab of the Genus Limulus: Living Fossil or Stabilomorph? Citation: Kin A, Błażejowski B (2014) The Horseshoe Crab of the Genus Limulus: Living Fossil or Stabilomorph? PLoS ONE 9(10): e108036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0108036 Editor: Alistair Robert Evans, Monash University, Australia A new horseshoe crab species, Limulus darwini, is described from the uppermost […]