@WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Reservoirs of oxygen-rich iron between Earth’s core and mantle could have played a major role in Earth’s history, including the breakup of supercontinents, drastic changes in Earth’s atmospheric makeup, and the creation of life, according to recent work from an international research team published in National Science Review. […]
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WFS News: Scientists determine source of world’s largest mud eruption
November 19th, 2017 
Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev On May 29, 2006, mud started erupting from several sites on the Indonesian island of Java. Boiling mud, water, rocks and gas poured from newly-created vents in the ground, burying entire towns and compelling many Indonesians to flee. By September 2006, the largest eruption site reached a peak, […]
WFS News: Bryozoans: Fossil fills missing evolutionary link
November 18th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Lurking in oceans, rivers and lakes around the world are tiny, ancient animals known to few people. Bryozoans, tiny marine creatures that live in colonies, are “living fossils” — their lineage goes back to the time when multi-celled life was a newfangled concept. But until now, scientists were […]
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No Comments »WFS News: 280-Million-Year-Old Fossil Forest Discovered in Antarctica
November 16th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Antarctica wasn’t always a land of ice. Millions of years ago, when the continent was still part of a huge Southern Hemisphere landmass called Gondwana, trees flourished near the South Pole. Now, newfound, intricate fossils of some of these trees are revealing how the plants thrived — and […]
Posted in General Tags: 280-Million-Year-Old, Antarctica, Fossil Forest, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society 2 Comments »WFS news: World’s longest sauropod dinosaur track way brought to light
November 14th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev In 2009, the world’s largest dinosaur tracks were discovered in the French village of Plagne, in the Jura Mountains. Since then, a series of excavations at the site has uncovered other tracks, sprawling over more than 150 meters. They form the longest sauropod trackway ever to be found. […]
WFS News: Site of asteroid impact changed the history of life
November 12th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev An asteroid, also known as the Chicxulub Impactor, hit Earth some 66 million years ago, causing a crater 180 km wide. The impact of the asteroid heated organic matter in rocks and ejected it into the atmosphere, forming soot in the stratosphere. Soot is a strong, light-absorbing aerosol […]
WFS News:Fossil of beaver the size of a bear found in Manitoba
November 11th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Part of the skull of a prehistoric giant beaver — which rivalled the modern bear in size — has been found in a gravel pit in southeastern Manitoba. The jaw bone, including a long front incisor and the back teeth in near-perfect condition, was discovered in a quarry […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Fossil of beaver, Manitoba, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, size of a bear, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Finger and toe fossils belonged to tiny primates 45 million years ago
November 10th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev At Northern Illinois University, Dan Gebo opens a cabinet and pulls out a drawer full of thin plastic cases filled with clear gelatin capsules. Inside each numbered capsule is a tiny fossil — some are so small they rival the diminutive size of a mustard seed. It’s hard […]
Posted in General Tags: 45 million years ago, Finger and toe, fossils, primates, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Mammals were nocturnal until dinosaur extinction…
November 8th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev With enormous predators like Tyrannosaurus Rex skulking around in the daytime it is not surprising that the first mammals chose to live under the cover of darkness. In fact, a new study, from University College London has found that our ancestors did not emerge from the shadows until […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Dinosaur, extinction, Mammals, nocturnal, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: komatiites may offer new insights into earth’s evolution
November 6th, 2017 Riffin @ WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The first 1.5 billion years of Earth’s evolution is subject to considerable uncertainty due to the lack of any significant rock record prior to four billion years ago and a very limited record until about three billion years ago. Rocks of this age are usually extensively altered […]
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