A new species of megaraptorid dinosaur discovered in Patagonia may help discern the evolutionary origins of the megaraptorid clade, according to a study published July 20, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Rodolfo Coria from the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina, and Phillip Currie from the University of Alberta, Canada. […]
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WFS News : Aftermath of a mass extinction
July 21st, 2016 
Riffin A new study of fossil fishes from Middle Triassic sediments on the shores of Lake Lugano provides new insights into the recovery of biodiversity following the great mass extinction event at the Permo-Triassic boundary 240 million years ago. The largest episode of mass extinction in the history of the Earth, which led to the demise […]
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No Comments »WFS News: Newfoundland fossil trove named UNESCO World Heritage Site
July 18th, 2016 Riffin @WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev MISTAKEN POINT, N.L. — A rocky stretch of coastline along the southeastern tip of Newfoundland that holds secrets about the origins of complex life has been declared a world heritage site by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture. Mistaken Point, so-named for its frequent disorienting […]
Posted in Featured Post Tags: fossil trove, Riffin T Sajeev, Russel T Sajeev, UNESCO, WFS, WFS NEWS, world fossil society, World Heritage Site No Comments »WFS News: The Geological Society of America (GSA) 2016 Annual Meeting
July 14th, 2016 Riffin The Geological Society of America (GSA) 2016 Annual Meeting 25–28 September 2016 Denver, United States This year’s five prestigious Pardee Keynote Symposia will scrutinize: • Subsurface energy systems, which account for 80% of total […]
WFS News: Calciavis grandei, Ostrich relative lived in North America about 50 million years ago
July 14th, 2016 Riffin Exceedingly well-preserved bird fossil specimens dating 50 million years represent a new species that is a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich, according to a new paper co-authored by Sterling Nesbitt of Virginia Tech’s College of Science and part of the university’s Global Change Center. The bird fossils were found more than a decade […]
WFS News: Oesia fossil – an acron worm
July 11th, 2016 Riffin Paleontologists have finally identified two kinds of mysterious fossils misidentified for a century — and traced them both to some phallus-shaped worms that lived 505 million years ago and built themselves some very elaborate homes.Key to solving the mystery was an extraordinary new fossil bed discovered just four years ago and insights gained by the scientists through dissecting […]
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July 8th, 2016 Riffin Two massive blob-like structures lie deep within Earth, roughly on opposite sides of the planet. The two structures, each the size of a continent and 100 times taller than Mount Everest, sit on the core, 1,800 miles deep, and about halfway to the center of Earth. Arizona State University scientists Edward Garnero, Allen McNamara and […]
WFS News: Ameloblastoma — a rare, non-cancerous tumor on Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus
July 6th, 2016 Riffin @ WFS,World Fossil Society,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The dinosaur fossil, estimated to be 69-67 million years old (Cretaceous period), was discovered in an outcrop of the Sinpetru Formation along the banks of the Sibisel River, in the Haţeg County Dinosaurs Geopark, western Romania. The specimen is represented by a pair of well-preserved, associated lower […]
WFS News: Atopodentatus unicus: Earth’s Earliest Herbivorous Marine Reptile
June 27th, 2016 Riffin Nearly two years ago, an international team of paleontologists discovered a bizarre fossil — Atopodentatus unicus, a 10 feet (3 m) long marine reptile that lived in what is now China 247 to 242 million years ago (Middle Triassic). Atopodentatus unicus’ head was poorly preserved, but it seemed to have a flamingo-like ‘beak.’ But according […]
WFS NEWS: Pterosaur flies safely home after 95 million years
June 24th, 2016 Riffin @WFS News: With the help of University of Alberta scientists, a newly described pterosaur has finally flown home. This spectacular fossil material was discovered in a private Lebanese limestone quarry more than a decade ago and has led to what UAlberta paleontologist Michael Caldwell calls “priceless scientific findings.” “This is the first complete pterosaur from […]
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