@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev When renowned University of Toronto (U of T) geophysicist J. Tuzo Wilson cemented concepts in the emerging field of plate tectonics in the 1960s, he revolutionized the study of Earth’s physical characteristics and behaviours. Decades later, successor researchers at U of T and Istanbul Technical University have determined […]
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WFS News: Scientists reveals an event of active ‘drip’ tectonics
December 3rd, 2017 
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No Comments »WFS News: Feathered dinosaurs were even fluffier than we thought
December 2nd, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A University of Bristol-led study has revealed new details about dinosaur feathers and enabled scientists to further refine what is potentially the most accurate depiction of any dinosaur species to date. Birds are the direct descendants of a group of feathered, carnivorous dinosaurs that, along with true birds, […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Feathered dinosaurs, fluffier, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Ancient flying reptiles cared for their young, fossil trove suggests
December 1st, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A spectacular fossil find is providing tantalizing new clues about the habits of pterosaurs, ancient flying reptiles that lived at the same times as dinosaurs. The cache of more than 200 fossil eggs found with bones of juvenile and adult animals in northwestern China is “one of the […]
WFS News: Biomass recycling and Earth’s early phosphorus cycle
November 28th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The amount of biomass — life — in Earth’s ancient oceans may have been limited due to low recycling of the key nutrient phosphorus, according to new research by the University of Washington and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. The research, published online Nov. 22 in […]
WFS News: Matheronodon provincialis ,New Herbivorous Dinosaur Species
November 27th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Matheronodon provincialis was a primitive cousin of the well-known European dinosaur Iguanodon. The ancient beast lived 70 million years ago (Late Cretaceous epoch) and was approximately 16 feet (5 m) long. The fossilized jawbone and three teeth of the new species were discovered at the site of Velaux-La […]
WFS News: Climate change could increase volcano eruptions
November 26th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, warn scientists. A new study, led by the University of Leeds, has found that there was less volcanic activity in Iceland when glacier cover was more extensive and as the glaciers melted volcanic eruptions increased due to […]
WFS News: Mysterious deep-Earth seismic signature explained
November 25th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev New research on oxygen and iron chemistry under the extreme conditions found deep inside Earth could explain a longstanding seismic mystery called ultralow velocity zones. Published in Nature, the findings could have far-reaching implications on our understanding of Earth’s geologic history, including life-altering events such as the Great […]
Posted in General Tags: deep-Earth seismic signature, Mysterious, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: How Earth stops high-energy neutrinos in their tracks
November 24th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev For the first time, a science experiment has measured Earth’s ability to absorb neutrinos — the smaller-than-an-atom particles that zoom throughout space and through us by the trillions every second at nearly the speed of light. The experiment was achieved with the IceCube detector, an array of 5,160 […]
Posted in General Tags: Earth stops, high-energy neutrinos, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Why did the Earth’s ancient oceans disappear?
November 23rd, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev We think of oceans as being stable and permanent. However, they move at about the same speed as your fingernails grow. Geoscientists at CEED, University of Oslo have found a novel way of mapping the Earth’s ancient oceans. The surface of the Earth is in constant motion. New […]
Posted in General Tags: disappear, Earth's ancient oceans, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Enormous Extinct Sea Cow Fossil Found on Russian Island
November 22nd, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev When Maria Shitova saw what looked like white poles jutting out of the sand at a beach in Russia, she thought they were part of a manmade fence. But instead of digging up city planning, her research team exhumed the nearly complete skeleton of a gargantuan sea cow […]
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