@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The most catastrophic mass extinction on Earth took place about 252 million years ago — at the boundary between the Permian and Triassic geological periods. Up to 90 percent of the marine species of that time were annihilated. Worldwide biodiversity then recovered in several phases throughout a period […]
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WFS News: Birgeria americana,Large-mouthed fish was top predator after mass extinction
July 27th, 2017 
Riffin WFS News: Ponomarenkia belmonthensis,300 MYO beetle
July 25th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev He’s Australian, around half a centimetre long, fairly nondescript, 300 million years old, and he’s currently causing astonishment among both entomologists and palaeontologists. The discovery of a beetle from the late Permian period, when even the dinosaurs had not yet appeared on the scene, is throwing a completely […]
WFS News: Albertavenator curriei named in honor of renowned paleontologist
July 18th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Scientists from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) and the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum have identified and named a new species of dinosaur in honour of renowned Canadian palaeontologist Dr. Philip J. Currie. Albertavenator curriei, meaning “Currie’s Alberta hunter.” It stalked Alberta, Canada, about 71 million years ago […]
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2 Comments »WFS News: Can satellites be used as an early warning system for landslides?
July 17th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Researchers are using satellite data to accurately map the movement of the earth before a landslide in a bid to develop a life-saving early warning system. The team from Newcastle University (UK), Chengdu University of Technology, Tongji University, China Academy of Space Technology and Wuhan University (China) have […]
Posted in General Tags: landslides, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Satellites, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News:Falling sea level caused volcanoes to overflow
July 7th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Climate evolution shows some regularities, which can be traced throughout long periods of earth’s history. One of them is that the global average temperature and the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere usually go hand-in-hand. To put it simple: If the temperatures decline, the CO2values also decrease and […]
Posted in General Tags: Falling sea level, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, volcanoes, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News:Rapid rise of the Mesozoic sea dragons
June 26th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev In the Mesozoic, the time of the dinosaurs, from 252 to 66 million years ago, marine reptiles such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs were top predators in the oceans. But their origins and early rise to dominance have been somewhat mysterious. New research published this week in the journal […]
WFS News: A Gigantic Shark from the Lower Cretaceous Duck Creek Formation of Texas
June 24th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Citation: Frederickson JA, Schaefer SN, Doucette-Frederickson JA (2015) A Gigantic Shark from the Lower Cretaceous Duck Creek Formation of Texas. PLoS ONE 10(6): e0127162. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127162 Abstract:Three large lamniform shark vertebrae are described from the Lower Cretaceous of Texas. We interpret these fossils as belonging to a single individual […]
Posted in General Tags: cretaceous, Duck Creek Formation, Gigantic Shark, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Texas, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »Just how old are animals?
May 31st, 2017 Riffin The origin of animals was one of the most important events in the history of Earth. Beautifully preserved fossil embryos suggest that our oldest ancestors might have existed a little more than half a billion years ago.
Posted in Featured Post, General Tags: animals, embryo, fossil, old, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Paleozoic echinoderm hangover: Waking up in the Triassic
March 17th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The end-Paleozoic witnessed the most devastating mass extinction in Earth’s history so far, killing the majority of species and profoundly shaping the evolutionary history of the survivors. Echinoderms are among the marine invertebrates that suffered the most severe losses at the end-Permian extinction. At least that was the […]
Posted in General Tags: Paleozoic echinoderm, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Triassic, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »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. […]
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