@ WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev Name: Nyctosaurus (Night lizard). Phonetic: Nick-toe-sore-us. Named By: Othniel Charles Marsh - 1876. Synonyms: Nyctodactylus. Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea, Nyctosauridae, Nyctosaurinae. Species: N. gracilis (type), N. nanus, N. lamegoi, N. bonneri. Type: Piscivore. Size: 2 meter wingspan, possibly larger. Known locations: USA, Kansas - Niobrara Formation. […]
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WFS Dino Facts: Nyctosaurus
January 16th, 2017 
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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 […]
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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 DinoFacts: Avimimus portentosus
December 30th, 2016 Riffin Name Means: “Bird mimic” Length: 5 feet (1.5 m) Pronounced: AYV-ee-MIME-us Weight: 45 pounds (20 kilos) When it lived: Late Cretaceous – 95 MYA Where found: Mongolia, China Avimimus was discovered by Russian paleontologist Sergei Mikhailovich Kurzanov during the exploration of the Joint Soviet-Mongolian paleontological expedition in the summer of 1973, at the Udan-Sayr (southern […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: Avimimus, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, WFS, WFS DinoFacts, 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 […]
WFS News: Gualicho shinyae , Another Dinosaur with Short Arms
December 18th, 2016 Riffin No one is sure what, exactly, Tyrannosaurus rex did with its short arms. But Argentinian and American scientists have discovered a new dinosaur species that had the same puzzling feature, they reported this week (July 13) in PLOS One. Gualicho shinyae, whose 90 million-year-old fossil remains were found in Patagonia, Argentina, was 25 feet long […]
WFS News: Dinosaur tail complete with its feathers trapped in a piece of amber
December 13th, 2016 Riffin Researchers from China, Canada, and the University of Bristol have discovered a dinosaur tail complete with its feathers trapped in a piece of amber.The finding reported today in Current Biology helps to fill in details of the dinosaurs’ feather structure and evolution, which can’t be surmised from fossil evidence. While the feathers aren’t the first […]
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December 7th, 2016 Riffin Since the 18th century, geologists have struggled to explain how big magma chambers form in Earth’s crust. In particular, it has been difficult to explain where the surrounding rock goes when the magma intrudes. Now a team of researchers from Uppsala University and the Goethe University in Frankfurt have found the missing rocks — and […]
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