@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Gobies or Gobioidei are one of the most species-rich groups of marine and freshwater fish in Europe. Spending most of their lives on the bottom of shallow waterbodies, they make substantial contributions to the functioning of many ecosystems. With the identification of a new genus […]
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WFS News,Simpsonigobius, new species of fossil fish
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No Comments »WFS News: New species of gigantic, long necked dinosaurs found
June 16th, 2022 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev. New York: Scientists have discovered a new species of long-necked titanosaurian dinosaur in Tanzania that lived about 70 to 100 million years ago. The new species named Shingopana songwensis is a member of the gigantic, long-necked sauropods. Its fossil was discovered in the Songwe region of the Great […]
WFS News: A new species of Late Cretaceous Peritresius sp. sea turtles found
May 6th, 2018 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A new species of Peritresius Leidy, 1856 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) of Alabama, USA, and the occurrence of the genus within the Mississippi Embayment of North America Citation: Gentry AD, Parham JF, Ehret DJ, Ebersole JA (2018) A new species of Peritresius Leidy, 1856 (Testudines: Pan-Cheloniidae) from the Late Cretaceous […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Late Cretaceous, new species, Peritresius, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, sea turtles, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News:Wakaleo schouteni,New species of extinct marsupial lion
December 9th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of marsupial lion which has been extinct for at least 19 million years. The findings, published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, are based on fossilised remains of the animal’s skull, teeth, and humerus (upper arm bone) found […]
Shingopana songwensis: A new species of titanosaurian dinosaur
August 27th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Paleontologists have identified a new species of titanosaurian dinosaur. The research is reported in a paper published this week in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology and is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The new species is a member of the gigantic, long-necked sauropods. Its fossil remains […]
WFS News:Teleosaster creasyi,Fossil of a new species of starfish
August 16th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A new species of ancient starfish-like sea creature has been discovered in a remote town nearly 200 kilometres from the ocean by University of Western Australia, Curtin University and University of Cambridge researchers. Brittle stars, or ophiuroids, are closely related to starfish.More than 2,000 species are found in […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil, new species, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, starfish, Teleosaster creasyi, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: New species of bus-sized fossil marine reptile unearthed in Russia
May 26th, 2017 Riffin Key: WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A new species of a fossil pliosaur (large predatory marine reptile from the ‘age of dinosaur’) has been found in Russia and profoundly change how we understand the evolution of the group, says an international team of scientists. Spanning more than 135 Ma during the ‘Age of […]
WFS News: New species of prehistoric palm discovered in Canada
January 22nd, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A researcher identified a new species of small palm that once grew in Canada after examining a fossil that had been part of an Alberta museum collection for decades. Palms are typically associated with warm, tropical climates. However, this newly […]
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December 21st, 2016 Riffin A team of geologists at the University of Rochester has discovered a new species of bird in the Canadian Arctic. At approximately 90 million years old, the bird fossils are among the oldest avian records found in the northernmost latitude, and offer further evidence of an intense warming event during the late Cretaceous period. “The […]
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 […]
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