@WFS,World Fossil Society,Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Scientists have long debated the origins of teeth. Did they evolve from body scales that migrated into the mouths of ancient vertebrates and became adapted for eating — an idea known as the “outside-in” hypothesis? Or did they evolve independent of scales, originating deep within the oral cavity […]
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WFS News: Sawfish fossils suggest teeth likely evolved from body scales in ancient fish
August 26th, 2022 
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August 15th, 2022 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev New research at the University of Leicester has transformed scientists’ understanding of how spectacular fossils with delicate soft tissues form. While most fossils are ‘hard’ tissues, such as bone, shells or teeth, some rare sites around the world had unique conditions which allowed minerals to fossilise soft parts […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Athira, fossilized, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Soft tissues, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Palaeotanyrhina exophthalma,A fossil insect with 360 degree vision
August 12th, 2022 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev While prehistoric insects encased in amber certainly are fascinating, they usually don’t look all that different from today’s insects. A newly discovered one, however, is so bizarre that it has been placed in its own unique family. Measuring just over 5 mm long, the insect was found in […]
Posted in General Tags: Athira, fossil, Insect, Palaeotanyrhina exophthalma, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Pachycormus: A prehistoric predator discovered in a farm field.
August 4th, 2022 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev An exceptional prehistoric site containing the remains of animals that lived in a tropical sea has been discovered in a farmer’s field in Gloucestershire, England. Discovered beneath a field grazed by an ancient breed of English Longhorn cattle, the fossils are stunningly well preserved. Despite being approximately 183-million-year-old, […]
Posted in General Tags: Athira, Pachycormus, prehistoric predator, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS Nws, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Some species of Plesiosaur, traditionally thought to be sea creatures, may have lived in freshwater
August 3rd, 2022 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found in a 100-million year old river system that is now Morocco’s Sahara Desert. This discovery suggests some species of plesiosaur, traditionally thought to be sea creatures, may have lived in freshwater. Plesiosaurs, first […]
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