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At least a few readers should have seen this by now. It’s a new theropod fossil from the Solnhofen of Germany and inevitably features some champion UV work by Helmut Tischlinger (who provided these photos). It’s odd to be putting this up [...]
So today it’s time to take a stab at the dinosaurs. All three of the ‘early’ species united by Owen into his Dinosauria are represented. A pair of squat and skulking Iguanodon with spiky noses and rather graviportal stances (i.e. [...]
Today's posting is a super rare treat! The fossil shown here is a paratype of the blastoid Orbitremites kentuckiensis. This fossil is one of two left in the personal collection of Dr. James Conkin who named it. The holotypes are stored [...]
It’s my strong suspicion that most readers are generally aware of the dinosaur models at the former site of London’s Crystal Palace (and for those that are not, it’s not worth me simply adding another poor rehash to the large [...]
Field investigations have confirmed that the Luizi Structure in the Democratic Republic of Congo is an impact structure. For detailed evidence see the paper by Ferriere and others. View Larger
More information has emerged about the cliff collapse video from Cormwall, SW
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The Arizona Geological Survey is facing a normal sunset review in the Arizona legislature Monday, Oct. 17. I urge the legislators to continue the survey because is provides many valuable services and maintains a repository of scientific knowledge [...]
A reader has recommended 'Written in Stone; the hidden secrets of fossils and the story of life on Earth' by Brian Switek This book gives the first popular account of the remarkable discovery of these fossils and how they have changed our [...]
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