@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira, Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A handful of ancient zircon crystals found in South Africa hold the oldest evidence of subduction, a key element of plate tectonics, according to a new study published today in AGU Advances, AGU’s journal for high-impact, open-access research and commentary across the Earth and space sciences. These […]
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WFS News: Earliest geochemical evidence of plate tectonics found in 3.8-billion-year-old crystal
April 27th, 2022 
Riffin WFS News: Taytalura alcoberi, Fossil of Tuatara-Like Reptile
August 31st, 2021 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Taytalura alcoberi lived in what is now Argentina during the Late Triassic epoch, approximately 231 million years ago. The ancient reptile was a member of Lepidosauromorpha, a large group that includes squamates (lizards and snakes) and sphenodontians (tuataras). “Lepidosauromorphs and archosauromorphs represent the two main branches of the reptile tree of life […]
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1 Comment »WFS News: Evidence of a belemnite’s “killer”
July 14th, 2021 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T sajeev During the early Jurassic period, a squid-like creature was in the midst of devouring a crustacean, when it was interrupted by another marine beast, possibly a shark, that chomped into its squishy side and killed it, a new study finds. The shark swam away, but the crustacean and the […]
Posted in General Tags: belemnite, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Exceptionally small theropod eggs from Japan
July 16th, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev When most of us think of dinosaurs, we envision large, lumbering beasts, but these giants shared their ecosystems with much smaller dinosaurs, the smaller skeletons of which were generally less likely to be preserved. The fossilized egg shells of these small dinosaurs can shed light on this lost […]
Posted in General Tags: Japan, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, Theropod eggs, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: The first juvenile dromaeosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from Arctic Alaska
July 13th, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Compared to the osteological record of herbivorous dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska, there are relatively fewer remains of theropods. The theropod record from this unit is mostly comprised of isolated teeth, and the only non-dental remains known can be attributed to the […]
Posted in General Tags: Arctic Alaska, dromaeosaurid, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Oldest Green Algae Fossil
June 18th, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev A newly discovered fossil species of green algae indicates that photosynthesis originated in plants at least 1 billion years ago, paleobiologists reported in Nature Ecology & Evolution yesterday (February 24). The discovery of Proterocladus antiquus helps pinpoint what has been a very broad estimation of when the chlorophyte group of green algae, the relatives […]
Posted in General Tags: fossil, Oldest Green Algae, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Fossil bite marks of Theropod connected with feeding nature
June 14th, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Bite marks provide direct evidence for trophic interactions and competition in the fossil record. However, variations in paleoecological dynamics, such as trophic relationships, feeding behavior, and food availability, govern the frequency of these traces. Theropod bite marks are particularly rare, suggesting that members of this clade might not […]
Posted in General Tags: bite marks, fossil, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, theropod, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Ectoparasitism and infections in the exoskeletons of large fossil cingulates
May 31st, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Ectoparasitism and infections in the exoskeletons of large fossil cingulates Studies on paleopathological alterations in fossil vertebrates, including damages caused by infections and ectoparasites, are important because they are potential sources of paleoecological information. Analyzing exoskeleton material (isolated osteoderms, carapace and caudal tube fragments) from fossil cingulates of the […]
Posted in General Tags: cingulates, Ectoparasitism, fossil, infections, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: First tapejarid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation
May 28th, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev First tapejarid pterosaur from the Wessex Formation (Wealden Group: Lower Cretaceous, Barremian) of the United Kingdom An isolated, partial premaxilla from the Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) Wessex Formation of Yaverland, Isle of Wight, UK is identified as pterosaurian on account of its overall morphology and thin bone walls. It is […]
Posted in General Tags: Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, tapejarid pterosaur, Wessex Formation, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society No Comments »WFS News: Cassowary gloss and a novel form of structural color in birds
May 17th, 2020 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Cassowaries are big flightless birds with blue heads and dinosaur-looking feet; they look like emus that time forgot, and they’re objectively terrifying. They’re also, along with their ostrich and kiwi cousins, part of the bird family that split off from chickens, ducks, and songbirds 100 million years ago. […]
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