Posts Tagged ‘world’s oldest’

WFS News: World’s oldest preserved brain found in prehistoric fish fossil

@WFS,World Fossil Society, Athira,Riffin T Sajeev,Russel T Sajeev The “oldest example of a well-preserved vertebrate brain” has been identified in a 319 million-year-old fish fossil. The fossilised Coccocephalus wildi was found in a coal mine in Lancashire more than a century ago and had been sitting in the archives of Manchester Museum. Research by teams […]

world’s oldest Jurassic dinosaur fossil?

It could be the long-lost ancestor of the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park. A fossil discovered in the UK is thought to be the oldest Jurassic dinosaur ever found and is one of the most complete specimens from the time period.The well-preserved remains of a juvenile dinosaur were found at Lavernock Point near Cardiff, Wales, a […]