@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Paleobotanist Mario Coiro of the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Vienna and colleagues at the University of Montpellier (France) have made an important breakthrough in understanding the origin and geographic distribution of cycads. By combining genetic data with leaf morphological data from both fossil […]
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WFS News: Origin and geographic evolution of cycads clarified
June 13th, 2023 
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No Comments »WFS News: Scientists Discover 5.5 Million-Year-Old Elephant Graveyard in Florida
June 12th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Approximately five and a half million years ago, a number of gomphotheres, now-extinct relatives of elephants, met their end in or near a river in Northern Florida. Even though their demise probably transpired centuries apart, their remains were all deposited in a single location, entombed alongside […]
WFS News: Newly discovered dinosaur, ‘Iani,’ was face of a changing planet
June 7th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A newly discovered plant-eating dinosaur may have been a species’ “last gasp” during a period when Earth’s warming climate forced massive changes to global dinosaur populations. The specimen, named Iani smithi after Janus, the two-faced Roman god of change, was an early ornithopod, a group of […]
Posted in Featured Post, General Tags: Athira, changing planet, Dinosaur, Iani, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Irritator challengeria two-legged, meat-eating dinosaur, a spinosaurid
June 2nd, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Irritator challengeri was a two-legged, meat-eating dinosaur, or more precisely—a spinosaurid. The knowledge of the species is based on the most complete fossil skull known from this group. With the aid of X-ray computed tomographs usually used in the context of medicine or material science, paleontologists […]
WFS News: What role does anoxia play in exceptional fossil preservation?
June 1st, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev All that glitters is not gold, or even fool’s gold in the case of fossils. A recent study by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and collaborators found that many of the fossils from Germany’s Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, […]
Posted in General Tags: anoxia, Athira, fossil preservation, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: The “Rosetta Stone” of Paleontology: 400 Million-Year-Old Fossil Cache Unveils Early Life
May 28th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Cutting-edge technology has revealed new insights about a globally famous fossil treasure trove, which may provide critical evidence concerning early life on Earth. Scientists investigating the 400 million-year-old fossil cache, discovered in the remote northeastern region of Scotland, report that their results display a higher level […]
Posted in General Tags: 400 Million, Athira, early life, Fossil Cache, Paleontology, Riffin T Sajeev, Rosetta Stone, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Fossil site sheds light on Giant Arthropod Dominance 470 Million Years Ago
May 14th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev New fossil site in Taichoute, Morocco, suggests giant arthropods, up to 2 meters long, dominated the seas 470 million years ago. The site offers new insights into the Fezouata Biota and early life on Earth. A new fossil site in Taichoute, Morocco, reveals that giant arthropods dominated […]
Posted in General Tags: Athira, Giant Arthropod, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Morphological evolution of cycads ?
May 10th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Cycads, a group of gymnosperms which can resemble miniature palm trees (like the popular sago palm houseplant) were long thought to be “living fossils,” a group that had evolved minimally since the time of the dinosaurs. Now, a well-preserved 80-million-year-old pollen cone discovered in California has rewritten […]
Posted in General Tags: Athira, cycads, Morphological evolution, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Foxaspis novemura: A new fossilized galeaspid species
May 4th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A new fossilized galeaspid species, Foxaspis novemura, has been discovered in China, featuring a unique nine-rayed caudal fin. The species was found to be an active swimmer with a faster cruising speed than its relatives. Researchers have discovered a new fossilized galeaspid species with “nine tails” in south China’s […]
WFS News: World’s oldest preserved brain found in prehistoric fish fossil
March 7th, 2023 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The “oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain” has been identified in a 319 million-year-old fish fossil. The fossilised Coccocephalus wildi was found in a coal mine in Lancashire more than a century ago and had been sitting in the archives of Manchester Museum. Research by teams […]
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