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Tag Archives: fossils

Ancient ‘biosignatures’ of Earth’s oldest life forms identified
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Ancient ‘biosignatures’ of Earth’s oldest life forms identified

Posted on April 9, 2019 by sarah • Leave a comment

New research published today in the Journal of the Geological Society tracks the remains of ancient life preserved in some of Earth’s oldest rocks, and may even help identify life elsewhere in the Solar System. Continue reading →

The 2018 Geoscience Education Academy
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The 2018 Geoscience Education Academy

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Amy Ball • 1 Comment

The Geoscience Education Academy is a four-day CPD workshop for UK secondary teachers which ran from the 24-27 July 2018. Work experience student Dion George tells us about his time helping out at the GEA… Continue reading →

Life, underground
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Life, underground

Posted on July 18, 2018 by sarah • 1 Comment

A new study finds that creatures beneath the Earth’s surface dominated life on Earth for most of our planet’s history – and could hold the key to the search for life on other worlds… Continue reading →

Yorkshire’s first embryo-bearing ichthyosaur was pregnant with octuplets
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Yorkshire’s first embryo-bearing ichthyosaur was pregnant with octuplets

Posted on April 5, 2018 by sarah • 2 Comments

A specimen described today in Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society is the star attraction in the Yorkshire Museum’s new exhibition, Yorkshire’s Jurassic World, which opened on March 24. Continue reading →

Rare giant dinosaur footprints shed light on Scotland’s Jurassic past
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Rare giant dinosaur footprints shed light on Scotland’s Jurassic past

Posted on April 3, 2018 by sarah • 2 Comments

Dozens of giant footprints discovered on Skye are providing rare evidence of dinosaur evolution in the Middle Jurassic epoch. Continue reading →

The 2018 Great Geobakeoff
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The 2018 Great Geobakeoff

Posted on March 27, 2018 by sarah • Leave a comment

The Great Geobakeoff is back! Continue reading →

Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
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Attenborough and the Sea Dragon

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Amy Ball • 2 Comments

Fiann Smithwick, scientific adviser and part of the fossil excavation team for the BBC 1 documentary ‘Attenborough and the Sea Dragon’, speaks to us about his experiences working on a natural history documentary with Sir David Attenborough, his fossil hunting and his PhD topic of fossil colour… Continue reading →

The 2017 Great Geobakeoff – the results!
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The 2017 Great Geobakeoff – the results!

Posted on June 16, 2017 by sarah • 2 Comments

The fourth Great Geobakeoff is finally concluded! It’s been another epic year, with more than 40 of you entering the competition, with a combined total of nearly 80 entries – huge thanks to everyone who took part! Continue reading →

Engineering a Dinosaur
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Engineering a Dinosaur

Posted on May 9, 2017 by sarah • Leave a comment

Our March London Lecture was given by Professor Emily Rayfield, a palaeontologist at the University of Bristol. Continue reading →

The search for the world’s oldest animal fossils
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The search for the world’s oldest animal fossils

Posted on May 4, 2017 by sarah • Leave a comment

New research on some of the world’s oldest potential animal fossils is published today in the Journal of the Geological Society. Continue reading →

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