@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev A fierce-looking fossil fish has been discovered in a new Jurassic dig site in Gloucestershire, having been perfectly preserved for almost 200 million years. The fossil shows pronounced big eyes and teeth with its mouth wide open of a fish which lived in a tropical sea […]
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WFS News: Jurassic fossil fish more than 180 million years old found
June 1st, 2024 
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No Comments »WFS News: Angiosperms were around during the Jurassic ?
June 23rd, 2021 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev We may recognize our world by its flowering plants and trees, but evolutionarily speaking angiosperms are the new kids on the block, coming after epochs when giant fungus ruled the Earth and nonflowering trees, including cycads and conifers, fed dinosaurs. A controversial study is now suggesting that flowering plants aren’t […]
Posted in General Tags: Angiosperms, Jurassic, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: New species of Jurassic reptile (Ichthyosaur)
October 8th, 2016 Riffin A new species of British ichthyosaur has been identified using skeletal remains which have been on display at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences for many years. Ichthyosaurs lived during the age of the dinosaurs but were ocean dwelling reptiles that resembled dolphins or sharks.They were fierce predators, some growing up to 15 […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Ichthyosaur, Jurassic, new species, reptile, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Jurassic ‘sea monster’ fossil emerges in Scotland
September 5th, 2016 Riffin A Jurassic sea monster in all its prehistoric glory has finally re-emerged into the light after 50 years cooped up in a museum storage room in Scotland. Nicknamed the Storr Lochs Monster, the newly revealed creature is actually an ichthyosaur, a kind of extinct swimming reptile that ruled the waves while the dinosaurs reigned over […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: 'sea monster', fossil, Jurassic, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Scotland, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »Patagonia: The land of Jurassic-Era
February 29th, 2016 Riffin Paleontologists in Argentina have announced the discovery of a major Jurassic-era fossil site four years after it was first discovered. The site, which spans 23,000 square miles (60,000 square kilometers) in Patagonia, southern Argentina, came to light this week with the publication of a report in the journal Ameghiniana. “No other place in the world […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Jurassic, Patagonia, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, world fossil society No Comments »world’s oldest Jurassic dinosaur fossil?
January 22nd, 2016 Riffin It could be the long-lost ancestor of the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park. A fossil discovered in the UK is thought to be the oldest Jurassic dinosaur ever found and is one of the most complete specimens from the time period.The well-preserved remains of a juvenile dinosaur were found at Lavernock Point near Cardiff, Wales, a […]
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