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The Hans Sloane fossil collection at the Natural History Museum, London
Sir Hans Sloane, the Founder of the British Museum, accumulated a large number of fossilised remains of animals and plants throughout his life. His collection, including curiosities from all around the known world, was acquired by the British Government in … Continue reading
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Highlights from the Museum am Löwentor in Germany
The Museum am Löwentor in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, is one of the world’s greatest depositories of fossils. The museum was founded in 1985 and, since then, it has built up a vast collection of over 4.1 million fossils and has a … Continue reading
Scientists ‘Rediscover’ Largest Sea Dragon’ Fossil in Museum Archive
Skeleton of Ichthyosaurus.Credit: Copyright Dean R. Lomax Mislabelled Fossil With a Fake Tail Turned Out to Be the largest Ichthyosaurus on record and found it was pregnant at the time of death. The new specimen is estimated to be between … Continue reading
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Geoscience highlights from the Harvard Museum of Natural History
Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is among the world’s leading academic institutions and natural science is one of its most celebrated programs. Since its founding in the seventeenth century, the university has been a repository for specimens of scientific curiosity. … Continue reading
A new museum in Northern Greece: the Siatista Historical Paleontological Collection, the first record of a stegodon in Europe and the making of the straight-tusked elephant.
The Historical Palaeontological Collection of Siatista (HPCS), housed in a school building in Siatista, Kozani, Macedonia in Greece, was studied by the authors during the summer of 2009. The collection was assembled by local people from 1902 onwards, under the … Continue reading
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Now For Sale – A Museum Sized Amethyst from Anahi Mine, Bolivia
Amethyst Anahi Mine (Anai Mine), La Gaiba District, Sandoval Province, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia This Amethyst was mined during the early days of the mine’s operations, and it is LARGE. So large we had to make a video of … Continue reading
four hundred million yr previous gigantic extinct monster worm found in Canadian museum
A beforehand undiscovered species of an extinct primordial big worm with terrifying snapping jaws has been recognized by a world staff of scientists. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
four hundred million yr previous gigantic extinct monster worm found in Canadian museum
A beforehand undiscovered species of an extinct primordial big worm with terrifying snapping jaws has been recognized by a world staff of scientists. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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