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The Jurassic Coast (or is it?) with the Geologists’ Affiliation
Since 2012, the Geologists’ Affiliation (GA) has placed on annual subject journeys to the Dorset coast led by Prof John CW Cope (of the Nationwide Museum Wales), who’s creator of the definitive Subject Information No 22. The second version was … Continue reading
First Jurassic Ichthyosaur Fossil Found in India
Articulated skeleton of Ophthalmosaurid ichthyosaur at the excavation site south of Lodai village, situated 30 km northeast of Bhuj town, the headquarters of Ka-chchh District in Gujarat state,… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full … Continue reading
First winged mammals from the Jurassic period discovered
Two 160-million-year-old mammal fossils discovered in China show that the forerunners of mammals in the Jurassic Period evolved to glide and live in trees. With long limbs, long hand and foot fingers, and wing-like membranes for tree-to-tree gliding, Maiopatagium furculiferum … Continue reading
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Through fossil leaves, a step towards Jurassic Park
The relationships between 200-million-year-old plants have been established for the first time, based on chemical fingerprints. Using infrared spectroscopy and statistical analysis of organic molecules in fossil leaves, they are opening up new perspectives on the dinosaur era. Paleontology News … Continue reading
A Ute arrow straightener made of Jurassic dinosaur bone
I am currently studying an arrow straightening tool left behind by the Ute Indians of the Northern Colorado Plateau long ago. The artefact is made of an unusual material – a Jurassic dinosaur bone. As I work with this object … Continue reading
Jurassic drop in ocean oxygen lasted a million years
Dramatic drops in oceanic oxygen, which cause mass extinctions of sea life, come to a natural end — but it takes about a million years. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
World’s biggest dinosaur footprint found in ‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’
Richard Hunter and a sauropod track in the Walmadany area in the Dampier Peninsula, Western Australia CREDIT: DAMIAN KELLY The world’s biggest dinosaur footprint has been discovered in northwestern Australia, measuring at nearly 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 meters), the … Continue reading
‘Australia’s Jurassic Park’ the world’s most diverse
An unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been identified on a 25-kilometer stretch of the Dampier Peninsula coastline dubbed ‘Australia’s Jurassic Park.’ A team of paleontologists has unveiled the most diverse assemblage of dinosaur tracks in the world … Continue reading
Exploring the Jurassic at Zalas Quarry, southern Poland
The area of southern Poland is well known for its widespread Jurassic deposits, in particular, Middle and Upper Jurassic sedimentary rocks that outcrop in a belt running from south-east to north-west in the area known as the Polish Jura Chain … Continue reading
Rare cricket family sheds light on extinct Jurassic species’ acoustics
World-first research into the sole remaining living insects of an ancient super-family of crickets has revealed vibrating areas on seemingly unspecialized wings which create sound, representing a transitional stage between those of their fossilized ancestors and the adapted form of … Continue reading