'Dinosaur country': fossil hunters' S. African paradise
The sun rises over the South African bush as scientists laden with backpacks climb a hillside.
Archaeology
Oct 23, 2018
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News tagged with rare specimen
A lucky catch: A tiny new fish, Haptoclinus dropi, from the southern Caribbean
A new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered in the biodiversity rich waters of the southern Caribbean. Haptoclinus dropi is only around 2cm in length with a beautiful color pattern that includes iridescence ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2013
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Striped like a badger: New genus of bat identified in South Sudan
Researchers have identified a new genus of bat after discovering a rare specimen in South Sudan. With wildlife personnel under the South Sudanese Ministry of Wildlife Conservation and Tourism, Bucknell Associate Professor ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2013
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DNA technology set to speed up species discovery
Scientists from CSIRO and the University of Western Australia have teamed up with Kimberley Traditional Owners to test a new molecular technique that has the potential to revolutionise the discovery of new species, particularly ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2013
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BBC top 10 new species of decade includes stick-insect
A spectacular stick-insect, a rare specimen of which is looked after at the Natural History Museum, is in a top 10 new species of the decade list.
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2010
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Fossil fish shows oldest live birth
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 380-million-year-old fossil fish that shows an unborn embryo and umbilical cord has been discovered, scientists report in the journal Nature.
Feb 25, 2009
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