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WFS News: Dinosaur (Lufengosaurus) rib bones reveal remnants of 195-million-year-old protein
February 3rd, 2017 
Riffin WFS News:Exceptionally preserved fossilized mantle of a vampyropod
February 1st, 2017 Riffin @WFS,world Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils discovered in Canada, rare for recording soft-bodied species that normally don’t fossilize, is expanding scientists’ view of the rich marine life of the period. The preservation of the fossils — which include soft body parts as well as shells and […]
WFS News: mio-pliocene Oysters from East coast of India
January 29th, 2017 Riffin WFS News: mio-pliocene Oysters from East coast of India @WFS,world Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Crassostrea Sp. Image copyright @WFS,world Fossil Society, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Crassostrea Sp. Image copyright @WFS,world Fossil Society,Riffin […]
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No Comments »WFS News: 80 MYO dinosaur collagen confirmed
January 24th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Utilizing the most rigorous testing methods to date, researchers from North Carolina State University have isolated additional collagen peptides from an 80-million-year-old Brachylophosaurus. The work lends further support to the idea that organic molecules can persist in specimens tens of millions of years longer than originally believed and […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: 80 MYO, collagen, Dinosaur, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »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 […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Canada, new species, prehistoric palm, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Hyolith fossils find place on the tree of life
January 12th, 2017 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A strange animal that lived on the ocean floor 500 million years ago has been assigned to the tree of life, solving a long-held mystery. The creature has eluded scientific classification since the first fossil was discovered 175 years ago.The extinct hyolith has a cone-shaped shell, tentacles for […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossils, Hyolith, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, tree of life, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Fossil tomatillos show nightshades
January 8th, 2017 Riffin Delicate fossil remains of tomatillos found in Patagonia, Argentina, show that this branch of the economically important family that also includes potatoes, peppers, tobacco, petunias and tomatoes existed 52 million years ago, long before the dates previously ascribed to these species, according to an international team of scientists. Tomatillos, ground cherries and husk tomatoes — […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil, nightshades, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, tomatillos, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS news: Limusaurus, A dinosaur species lost its teeth in adolescence
December 25th, 2016 Riffin @WFs,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Researchers have discovered that a species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, lost its teeth in adolescence and did not grow another set as adults. The finding, published today in Current Biology, is a radical change in anatomy during a lifespan and may help to explain why birds have beaks […]
WFS News: Satellites help discover a jet stream in the Earth’s core
December 22nd, 2016 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A jet stream within the Earth’s molten iron core has been discovered by scientists using the latest satellite data that helps create an ‘x-ray’ view of the planet. Lead researcher Dr Phil Livermore, from the University of Leeds, said: “The European Space Agency’s Swarm satellites are providing our […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Earth's Core, jet stream, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Satellites, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Tingmiatornis arctica,a new species of prehistoric bird
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 […]
