Researchers from North Carolina State University have confirmed that blood vessel-like structures found in an 80 million-year-old hadrosaur fossil are original to the animal, and not biofilm or other contaminants. Their findings add to the growing body of evidence that structures like blood vessels and cells can persist over millions of years, and the data […]
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Original blood vessels in hadrosaur fossil
December 3rd, 2015 
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No Comments »first occurrence of a Dimetrodon fossil in Canada
November 25th, 2015 Riffin A “dinosaur” fossil originally discovered on Prince Edward Island has been shown to have steak knife-like teeth, and researchers from U of T Mississauga, Carleton University and the Royal Ontario Museum have changed its name to Dimetrodon borealis–marking the first occurrence of a Dimetrodon fossil in Canada. “It’s really exciting to discover that the detailed […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Canada, Dimetrodon, first occurrence, fossil, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Llallawavis scagliai: fossil gives clue of ancient bird sound
April 11th, 2015 Riffin A new species of South American fossil terror bird called Llallawavis scagliai (“Scaglia’s Magnificent Bird”) is shedding light on the diversity of the group and how these giant extinct predators interacted with their environment. The new species, described in the latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, is the most complete terror bird ever […]
A Microrapter fossil from South Korea
March 15th, 2015 Riffin A tiny dinosaur about the size of a house cat was recently discovered in South Korea.The dinosaur’s fossilized remains span about 11 inches, but scientists told Korea JoongAng Daily that it was likely about 20 inches long when it was alive. “Based on the findings so far, we assume that the dinosaur is something close […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil, Microrapter, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, South Korea, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Fossil found by boy fills gap in reptile evolution
January 14th, 2015 Riffin A fossil of a lizard-like creature found by a boy on a Prince Edward Island beach is a new species and the only reptile in the world ever found from its time, 300 million years ago, a new study shows. The fossilized species has been named Erpetonyx arsenaultorum after the family of Michael Arsenault of Prince […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil, reptile evolution, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »Gallomesovelia grioti: Well Preserved Fossil Insect
September 3rd, 2014 Riffin In Bavaria, the Tithonian Konservat-Lagerstätte of lithographic limestone is well known as a result of numerous discoveries of emblematic fossils from that area (for example, Archaeopteryx). Now, for the first time, researchers have found fossil insects in the French equivalent of these outcrops — discoveries which include a new species representing the oldest known water […]
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August 3rd, 2014 Riffin A postdoctoral fellow from Wits University has discovered the oldest known land-living animal from Gondwana in a remote part of the Eastern Cape. Dr Robert Gess, from the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits, discovered the 350-million-year-old fossilised scorpion from rocks of the Devonian Witteberg Group near Grahamstown. This unique specimen, which is a new species, […]
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