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Ancient Footprints Reveal New Megatheropod Dinosaur Species From Southern Africa
Fabien Knoll, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, lies next to the new exceptionally large carnivorous dinosaur footprints found in Lesotho. Jurassic Park timing was… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full … Continue reading
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‘Mega-carnivore’ dinosaur roamed southern Africa 200 million years ago
An international team of scientists has discovered the first evidence that a huge carnivorous dinosaur roamed southern Africa 200 million year ago. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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The West Coast Fossil Park, Western Cape, South Africa
While planning a touring holiday, which encompassed part of the west coast of South Africa, I spotted the words “fossil park” on the map, about 150km north of Cape Town, some distance from a village called Langebaanweg. Intrigued to find … Continue reading
Gorgeous Rhodochrosite Crystals From South Africa
Rhodochrosite | #Geology Formula: MnCO3 System: Trigonal Colour: Pink, rose, red, … Lustre: Vitreous, Pearly Hardness: 3½ – 4 Tenacity: Brittle From N’Chwaning I mine, South Africa Photo Credit: László Tóth Geology IN
The Formation of Gold deposits in South Africa
South African ‘Gold Rush’ Nugget Mounted on a Gold Bar Brooch and a piece At a first glance, the Witwatersrand basin, the largest known gold resource on our planet, is not automatically related to ocean research. However, in its 3 … Continue reading
The formation of gold deposits in South Africa
The Witwatersrand basin in South Africa hosts the largest known gold repository on Earth — but how was it formed? Scientists were able to figure out how parts of the Earth’s largest gold deposits formed about three billion years ago. … Continue reading
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Genetic ?trace? in Papuan genomes suggests two expansions out of Africa
A new study of human genomic diversity suggests there may have in fact been two successful dispersals out of Africa, and that a ?trace? of the earlier of these two expansion events has lingered in the genetics of modern Papuans. … Continue reading
Migration back to Africa took place during the Paleolithic
The Palaeogenomics study conducted by the Human Evolutionary Biology group of the Faculty of Science and Technology, led by Concepción de la Rua, in collaboration with researchers in Sweden, the Netherlands and Romania, has made it possible to retrieve the … Continue reading