paleontology
Stunning fossil preserved in fool’s gold reveals newly identified 450 million-year-old species
Science
November 5, 2024
Stunning fossil preserved in fool’s gold reveals newly identified 450 million-year-old species
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Fossil of 41m-year-old miniature whale discovered by Mansoura University researchers
Egypt
August 12, 2023
Fossil of 41m-year-old miniature whale discovered by Mansoura University researchers
President of Mansoura University Sherif Khater announced that a team of the university researchers unearthed a fossil of a pint-size…
Egyptian paleontologist receives Robert Lynn Carroll Award
Science
July 2, 2023
Egyptian paleontologist receives Robert Lynn Carroll Award
Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam, founder of the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center, has received “The Robert Lynn Carroll Award” for…
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
World
August 9, 2019
Hidden mysteries lie in wait inside Kenya’s fossil treasury
The only hint that something extraordinary lay inside the plain wooden drawer in an unassuming office behind Nairobi National Museum…
Desert-dwelling carnivorous dinosaur found in Brazil
World
June 27, 2019
Desert-dwelling carnivorous dinosaur found in Brazil
A desert-based carnivorous dinosaur that used claws to capture small prey 90 million years ago has been unearthed in southern…
Scientists unearth ‘most bird-like’ dinosaur ever found
Science
May 15, 2019
Scientists unearth ‘most bird-like’ dinosaur ever found
Researchers in Germany have unearthed a new species of flying dinosaur that flapped its wings like a raven and could…
Scientists unearth 220 million-year-old dinosaur fossils in Argentina
World
April 18, 2019
Scientists unearth 220 million-year-old dinosaur fossils in Argentina
A site containing the 220-million-year-old fossilized remains of nearly a dozen dinosaurs has been discovered in western Argentina, researchers said…
Unexpected Idaho fossil evidence found after mass extinctions 252 mn years ago
Science
February 16, 2017
Unexpected Idaho fossil evidence found after mass extinctions 252 mn years ago
The fossils of about 30 different species unearthed in Bear Lake County near the Idaho city of Paris showed a…
Protectorates not Protected: The Hassana Dome
Environment
December 24, 2010
Protectorates not Protected: The Hassana Dome
The Hassana Dome is a unique geological formation in Giza created 100 million years ago. Although designated a natural protectorate…