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An post on the Smithsonian blog titled “Creating the Age of Reptiles” explores Rudolph Zallingers “Age of Reptiles” painting and its influence on dinosaur paleontology.
Tags: archaeology, carolina, climate-change, current-events, earthquakes, environment, fossils, Geology.com, massachusetts, mexico, news, north-carolina, pennsylvania, south-carolinaSome of the most spectacular Eocene fossils are found in the Green River Formation of Colorado , Utah and Wyoming where fish, insects, plants and animals were preserved in intermountain lakes while the Rocky Mountains were still growing.
Tags: astronomy, california, colorado, fossils, green, historical geology, Jobs, lakes, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, rocky, united-states, utah, waterQuick excavations were done to recover a fossil thalattosaur that was only exposed during low tide at certain times of the year. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is now preparing the marine reptile for study.
Tags: ads-by-google, alaska, california, dinosaurs, earthquakes, energy, fossils, geology-news, Geology.com, Jobs, middle-east, north, virginia, water“They hauled the rocks back to Cambridge and made a surprising discovery: The ancient carbonate contained hundreds of incredibly well-preserved fossils resembling tiny, shield-like plates. The 700-million-year-old fossils Cohen found may be the oldest evidence of biomineralization.” Quoted from the MIT press release
Tags: ads-by-google, astronomy, earthquakes, fossils, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, mexico, pennsylvania, satellite images, united-states, virginia, waterThe typical fossil of ancient insects are fragments of their wings. A body impression of an insect that lived about 315 million years ago has been found in Massachusetts .
Tags: afghanistan, california, earth sciences, fossils, Geology.com, middle-east, united-states, waterAbout 450 million years ago, Earth suffered the second-largest mass extinction in its history—the Late Ordovician mass extinction, during which more than 75 percent of marine species died. A team led by researchers at the California Institute of Technology has discovered new details supporting the idea that the mass extinction was linked to a cooling climate.
Tags: climate-change, earthquakes, fossils, Geology.com, historical geology, massachusetts, oceanography, satellite images, university, virginiaA team of researchers hope to develop a method that will enable them to implant DNA from a mammoth carcass into the egg of an African elephant to produce a mammoth embryo.
Tags: earthquakes, environment, florida, fossils, geology, Geology.com, historical geology, mexico, plate-tectonics, united-states, university, waterHere’s your chance to see some great fossil art. An exhibit of winning pictures from the National Fossil Day art contest sponsored by the National Park Service.
Tags: astronomy, climate-change, earthquakes, fossils, mexico, national, national-park, north, satellite images, teaching science, united-states“The mystery of how an abundance of fossils have been marvellously preserved for nearly half a billion years in a remote region of Africa has been solved by a team of geologists from the University of Leicester’s Department of Geology.” Quoted from the University of Leicester press release.
Tags: africa, environment, europe, fossils, geology, Geology.com, historical geology, marcellus-shale, massachusetts, mexico, michigan, shale, united-states, universityA heavy equipment operator realized that he had uncovered some bones while expanding a reservoir near the Aspen/Snomass ski resort in Colorado. Since then paleontologists have identified 22 species from the site which include mastodon, mammoth, bison, ground sloth and a complete Ice Age deer.
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