New study of fossil plants shows the emergence of the Pacific Northwest's temperate forests
The iconic evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest haven't always been here.
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Feb 15, 2019
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News tagged with fossil beds
430-million-year-old extinct echinoderm found in England
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers from the U.K. and the U.S. has identified the remains of a 430-million-year-old extinct echinoderm found in a fossil bed in Herefordshire, England. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
The secret to an Oesia life: Prehistoric worm built tube-like 'houses' on sea floor
The fossilised remnants of tube-like "dwellings" which housed a primitive type of prehistoric sea worm on the ocean floor have been identified in a new study.
Archaeology
Jul 6, 2016
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Triceratops gets a cousin: Researchers identify another horned dinosaur species
The Ceratopsia family is growing again. Researchers have described a new species of plant-eating dinosaur, Hualianceratops wucaiwanensis, that stood on its hind feet and was about the size of a spaniel. It is similar in age ...
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Dec 9, 2015
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Insect discovery sheds light on climate change
(Phys.org) —Simon Fraser University biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of communities.
Archaeology
Jul 11, 2013
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Scientists discover distant relatives of gardeners' friend
(Phys.org) —In a new article published in the Journal of Paleontology, two paleontologists, including one from Simon Fraser University, describe the most diverse group of fossilized green lacewing insects known.
Archaeology
Mar 6, 2013
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Ancient insects shed light on biodiversity
(Phys.org)—Simon Fraser University evolutionary biologists Bruce Archibald and Rolf Mathewes, and Brandon University biologist David Greenwood, have discovered that modern tropical mountains' diversity patterns extended ...
Archaeology
Feb 8, 2013
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Largest spider fossil found in China
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to Paul Selden, the director of the Paleontological Institute at the University of Kansas, he and his team members have discovered the largest spider fossil. The fossil was discovered within ancient ...
First dinosaur fossil discovered in Angola
Scientists say they have discovered the first fossil of a dinosaur in Angola, and that it's a new creature, heralding a research renaissance in a country slowly emerging from decades of war.
Archaeology
Mar 16, 2011
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Extinct giant shark nursery discovered in Panama
The six-foot-long babies of the world's biggest shark species, Carcharocles megalodon, frolicked in the warm shallow waters of an ancient shark nursery in what is now Panama, report paleontologists working at the Smithsonian ...
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May 17, 2010
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