@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 Metoposaurus algarvensis was top predator ?
March 25th, 2015 Riffin A previously undiscovered species of crocodile-like amphibian that lived during the rise of dinosaurs was among Earth’s top predators more than 200 million years ago, a study shows. Palaeontologists identified the prehistoric species — which looked like giant salamanders — after excavating bones buried on the site of an ancient lake in southern Portugal.The species […]
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No Comments »Carnufex carolinensis : predator roles before dinosaurs
March 23rd, 2015 Riffin A newly discovered crocodilian ancestor may have filled one of North America’s top predator roles before dinosaurs arrived on the continent. Carnufex carolinensis, or the “Carolina Butcher,” was a 9-foot long, land-dwelling crocodylomorph that walked on its hind legs and likely preyed upon smaller inhabitants of North Carolina ecosystems such as armored reptiles and early […]
