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Janavis finalidens: a new 67 mya old bird described from the late cretaceous of Belgium
ziggycardon posted a topic in Fossil News
Came accross this news shared by the NHM Maastricht, another fossil bird has been discribed from the same quarry and layer in which the famous wonderchicken "Asteriornis" was found. This being the Romontbos quarry in Eben-Emael in Belgium (near de border with Maastricht in the Netherlands) which dates to the Late Maastrichtian era (66,7 mya) Here are some links to the news articles (both in english as in dutch) as well as as video. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/nov/30/ct-scans-toothed-bird-fossil-jaw-mobile-palate-avian-evolution https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-
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Rare dinosaur skin fossil discovered in Alberta | Watch (msn.com)
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Man charged after allegedly stealing dinosaur claw from Arizona gem show
Denis Arcand posted a topic in Fossil News
A man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a dinosaur claw valued at $25,000 from a vendor at a gem show in Arizona, police said. https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/14/us/arizona-stolen-dinosaur-claw/index.html -
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/fossil-hunters-ammonite-martensville-1.6318124
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Flecks of silver in poop of ancient Cambrian creature baffle scientists.
LabRatKing posted a topic in Fossil News
https://www.livescience.com/silver-specks-in-worm-dung Evidence for microbially mediated silver enrichment in a middle Cambrian Burgess Shale-type deposit, Mackenzie Mountains, northwestern Canada As a worms, bugs, and slime researcher, I found this to be exciting. -
Paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of two Jurassic dinosaur species in Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland. These are the first dinosaur remains reported from anywhere in Ireland and some of the most westerly in Europe. In related news: Oldest whiskey bottle fragments found at nearby Old Bushmills Distillery.
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Just found this, but I’m not sure if it’s fully true considering the Deinonychus pack they discovered along with the Tenontosaurus. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200506123751.htm
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'Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world' https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/196516/traces-ancient-rainforest-antarctica-point-warmer/
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My son got a spot on the local news feed with our tooth find.
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Efforts are ramping up to have this region added to the Canadian geopark family. The UNESCO folks just finished their visit. Let's wish them all the success! Possible Nova Scotian United Nations geopark a hidden gem - Keenan
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Some very sad news today. It's with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Riccardo Levi-Setti (Physicist and Trilobite specialist) who passed away this morning at the age of 92. He will be missed. RIP Riccardo.
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Baby Diplodocus Skull Sheds Light on Rearing Young, Fast Growth, Feeding Habits
Kane posted a topic in Fossil News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/baby-diplodocus-skull-1.4855910 Paper: Woodruff, D.C. et al. (2018) "The Smallest Diplodocid Skull Reveals Cranial Ontogeny and Growth-Related Dietary Changes in the Largest Dinosaurs." Scientific Reports V. 8, Article number: 14341 [LINK] -
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Full account of new fossil species reported last week (June 23 – 30, 2018):
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https://www.paleowire.com/the-moroccan-rhino-like-mammal-new-species-reported-this-week/-
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“ It’s easy to think that as a result of the extinction of the dodo, we are now sadder and wiser, but there’s a lot of evidence to suggest that we are merely sadder and better informed. Douglas Adams http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-43825141
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Land plants evolved from "pond scum" about 500 million years ago, according to new research Very interesting . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43116836
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Intrepid New Zealand fossil hunter hopes he has found a dinosaur
Doctor Mud posted a topic in Fossil News
Story of an intrepid fossil hunter in New Zealand who hopes he has found a dinosaur. https://i.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/100187691/game-of-bones-has-glen-dug-up-a-dinosaur-or-is-it-a-whale-of-a-tale Says the fossil will be 6 foot long when complete. Looks like Miocene siltstone concretion that is common to the area (Taranaki) so I'm betting it could be a baleen whale skull. Alas for this bloke, not a dinosaur @Boesse what do you think? I recommended he get in touch with Ewan.- 10 replies
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I have just discovered that if you search for 'fossils' on flipboard under 'your passions' (it is an app you can get on your phone, also will open on laptops) it will bring up loads of news on fossils from all over the world. Once I was signed in I deleted off my phone and just used it on my laptop to save data usage. I expect I am probably the last to find out this but I thought I would mention it anyway.
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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-ln-california-state-dinosaur-20170923-story.html California decided that it needed another state fossil and chose Augustynolophus morrisi to be it, mostly because it was only found in California for now. Its a pretty nice hadrosaur, but what intrigues me is that they are only found in the Moreno Formation, which is usually a Cretaceous ocean zone famous for their mosasaurs. Decided to fish this one out after one of my classmates did a current event report on it
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Hi all, Came across this, and thought it might interest a few of you: http://interestingengineering.com/these-impressive-tunnels-were-dug-by-ancient-giant-sloths/ Those ground sloths are really my favorite, they're gigantic but still have a cute/gentle look. And they're architectural masters too. Max
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A new theropod tooth found in kumamoto prefecture, japan
David in Japan posted a topic in Fossil News
Here is some news from kumamoto where a theropod tooth as been found and described recently. Picture of a replica of the tooth: Article in japanese Link to english articles: http://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/blog/_archives/2017/07/06/tyrannosaurs-roamed-late-cretaceous-japan.html http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201707060047.html -
Source: Find the link HERE! Anyone else notice that there is a lot coming out of Russia recently? There must be a paleontology boom up there.
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Our family tries to keep abreast of events happening at our local college, Virginia Tech. We had previously helped paleontologists with a "Citizen Science" night that involved unpacking a full summer's worth of finds. This month, the paleontologists held a public unveiling of their new find, Teleocrater rhadinus. Above is a picture of my son, left, helping to hold up the drawing of the full-sized creature. I've included the public abstract, which described it as "the earliest bird-line archosaur."
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Fossils of TWO 180 million-year-old dinosaurs unearthed beneath road in China http://www.geologyin.com/2016/10/fossils-of-two-180-million-year-old.html I looked at the pictures included in the article and the arrangement of the bones looks fake to me. The articulation is too perfect and straight, at least for the back half. The rib area looks more authentic to me. I am likely wrong, and I have not seen many dinosaur fossils in situ, but this just looks plain weird!
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