@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev Bone cavities called air sacs emerged in the precursors of long-necked dinosaurs around 225 million years ago, according to the analysis of a specimen found in Rio Grande do Sul state, South Brazil. The missing link has just been found, bridging the gap between the […]
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WFS News: New Research Sheds Light on How Dinosaurs Became Giants
September 27th, 2023 
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No Comments »WFS News: Long-Standing Question Answered – How Mass Extinction Paved the Way for Oysters and Clams
September 26th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev One of the biggest crises in Earth’s history, marked by a significant shift in shellfish, saw the widespread replacement of brachiopods, often referred to as ‘lamp shells’, with bivalve species such as oysters and clams. This happened as a result of the devastating end-Permian mass extinction, which effectively […]
Posted in General Tags: Athira, Clams, mass extinction, Oysters, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Large fossil spider found in Australia
September 25th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A team of Australian scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) paleontologist Dr. Matthew McCurry have formally named and described a fossil spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, which is between 11–16 million years old. The findings on this new genus of spider […]
Posted in General Tags: Athira, Australia, Large fossil spider, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: The oldest three-dimensionally preserved vertebrate neurocranium.
September 24th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A 455-million-year-old fossil fish provides a new perspective on how vertebrates evolved to protect their brains, a study has found. In a paper published in Nature today (Wednesday 20th September), researchers from the University of Birmingham, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden, Netherlands; and the Natural History Museum have pieced […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Athira, he oldest, neurocranium., Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, vertebrate, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Rhabdodontidae dinosaurs of Late Cretaceous Europe
September 10th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A new study published in Fossil Record brings together intriguing details about the little-known Rhabdodontidae dinosaurs of Late Cretaceous Europe. These gregarious herbivores, characterized by robust builds and beaks specialized for tough vegetation, inhabited the European archipelago. Despite being widespread and abundant, they vanished in Western Europe due […]
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