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New fossil reveals the evolution of flying reptiles | Geology Page

New fossil reveals the evolution of flying reptiles | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil #reptiles The pterosaurs are extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside their close relatives, the dinosaurs. The largest of these reached 10 m in wingspan, but early forms were generally limited to around 2 m. Read More:

World’s oldest mammalian ancestor discovered in Mallorca | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil

An international research team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals (MUCBO | MBCN) have described a fossil animal that lived between 270 and 280 million years ago in present-day Mallorca.

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World's oldest mammalian ancestor discovered in Mallorca | Geology Page

World’s oldest mammalian ancestor discovered in Mallorca | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil An international research team led by the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP) and the Museu Balear de Ciències Naturals (MUCBO | MBCN) have described a fossil animal that lived between 270 and 280 million years ago in present-day Mallorca. Read More:

World’s Largest Worm Lizard Fossil Discovered | Geology Page

World’s Largest Worm Lizard Fossil Discovered | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil An international team of researchers has discovered a new fossil worm lizard species in Tunisia. Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi is the largest known species of the Amphisbaenia group, with a skull length of over five centimeters. Read More:

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Plate Boundaries

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New Chapter

Researchers identify a mysterious fossil seed to reveal new chapters in climate history of Los Angeles | Geology Page

Researchers identify a mysterious fossil seed to reveal new chapters in climate history of Los Angeles | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil #climate The mammoths and saber-toothed cats that shape our imagination of Ice Age Los Angeles browsed, grazed, and hunted in juniper woodlands. More than just a source of food for giant herbivores, ... Read More:

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A festive flying reptile family reunion 150 million years in the making | Geology Page

A festive flying reptile family reunion 150 million years in the making | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil #Reptile Christmas is the time for families to come together, and in the midst of the festive season University of Leicester paleontologists have announced that they have reunited a family that have been separated for 150 million years. Read More:

Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species | Geology Page

Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India’s Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history. Read More:

Giant prehistoric elephant skull from India belongs to mysterious extinct species | Geology Page

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Fool’s Gold

Arthropods

Fool Gold

Natural History Museum

Golden bugs: Spectacular new fossil arthropods preserved in fool’s gold | Geology Page

Golden bugs: Spectacular new fossil arthropods preserved in fool’s gold | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil The new fossil, named Lomankus edgecombei, after arthropod expert Greg Edgecombe of London’s Natural History Museum, belongs to a group called megacheirans, an iconic group of arthropods with a large, ... Read More:

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Extremely well-preserved fossil sawfly sheds new light on co-evolution of insects and toxic plants | Geology Page

Extremely well-preserved fossil sawfly sheds new light on co-evolution of insects and toxic plants | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil This fossilised sawfly, which is between 11 and 16 million years old from the Miocene Period, was the first of its kind discovered in Australia and only the second discovered in the world. Read More:

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Record Holder

Scientists

This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered | Geology Page

This ancient tadpole fossil is the oldest ever discovered | #Geology #GeologyPage #Fossil Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a giant tadpole that wriggled around over 160 million years ago. The new fossil, found in Argentina, surpasses the previous ancient record holder by about 20 million years. Read More: