@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A 455-million-year-old fossil fish provides a new perspective on how vertebrates evolved to protect their brains, a study has found. In a paper published in Nature today (Wednesday 20th September), researchers from the University of Birmingham, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre in Leiden, Netherlands; and the Natural History Museum have pieced […]
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WFS News: The oldest three-dimensionally preserved vertebrate neurocranium.
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No Comments »Tiny fossils reveal backstory of the most mysterious amphibian alive
June 25th, 2017 Riffin The fossils of an extinct species from the Triassic Period are the long-missing link that connects Kermit the Frog’s amphibian brethren to wormlike creatures with a backbone and two rows of sharp teeth, new research shows. Named Chinlestegophis jenkinsi, the newfound fossil is the oldest relative of the most mysterious group of amphibians: caecilians. Today, these limbless, colorful serpentine carnivores live underground and range in size from 6 inches to 5 feet.
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April 15th, 2016 Riffin A 300-million-year-old fossil mystery has been solved by a research team led by the University of Leicester, which has identified that the ancient ‘Tully Monster’ was a vertebrate — due to the unique characteristics of its eyes. Tullimonstrum gregarium or as it is more commonly known the ‘Tully Monster’, found only in coal quarries in […]
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