PhysOrg.com [USA], March 16, 2011
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. A paper published
Wednesday in the Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences describes a
long-necked, plant-eating sauropod, among the largest creatures ever to
have walked the earth. The international team that found and identified
the fossilized forelimb bone say it is from a previously unknown
dinosaur, citing unique skeletal characteristics.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-dinosaur-fossil-angola.html
Rare seal fossils spark murder mystery
PhysOrg.com [USA], March 16, 2011
A paleontologist suspects foul play in the death of two seals found
along the shoreline in Santa Cruz County. [I hate when that happens.]
The perpetrator will likely go unnamed, however, since the trail is
quite cold. The seals met their demise more than 3 million years ago.
Bobby Boessenecker, a graduate student at Montana State University, has
conducted field research in Santa Cruz County since 2005, and according
to his article published in last month's edition of the scientific
journal Palaios, the seal bones appear to have been bitten by another
mammal. Boessenecker said that fact makes them a rare find.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-rare-fossils-mystery.html
Girl, 5, unearths 160million-year-old fossil... using plastic seaside
spade [I LOVE when that happens]
The Daily Mail [UK], 17th March 2011
A five-year-old girl has discovered a huge 160-million-year-old fossil
on her first ever archaeological dig - using a children's seaside spade.
Emily Baldry unearthed the 130lb (60kg) specimen as she dug into the
ground at Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire. The curious youngster
was prodding the earth with her green plastic beach spade when she
struck something hard in the ground. Her dad Jon Baldry and
palaeontologist Neville Hollingworth helped Emily to dig the enormous
fossil out of the ground. They were amazed to discover she had found a
rare 162.8-million-year-old Rieneckia ammonite fossil - measuring 16
inches (40cm) in diameter.
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