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Tag Archives: palaeontology

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 →

Engineering a Dinosaur
Interviews

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 →

The Lochranza Field Studies Centre
Features

The Lochranza Field Studies Centre

Posted on April 11, 2017 by sarah • 2 Comments

A guest post from Stuart Blake, Director of the Locharanza Centre, on the survival of the Locharanza Field Studies Centre Continue reading →

The Lying Stones of Johann Beringer
Arts / Events / History

The Lying Stones of Johann Beringer

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Caroline • 3 Comments

Opening just in time for April Fools’ Day, the Geological Society Library’s latest exhibition ‘The Lying Stones of Johann Beringer’ tells the story of one of geology’s earliest recorded practical jokes. Continue reading →

Exceptionally preserved fossils from Wurzburg, Germany, suggest new theory of fossil formation
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Exceptionally preserved fossils from Wurzburg, Germany, suggest new theory of fossil formation

Posted on April 1, 2017 by sarah • 2 Comments

A treasure trove of exceptionally preserved fossils has been discovered in Würzburg, Germany. The finds, which include perfectly preserved specimens of birds, insects and plants, have already been dubbed the ‘Lügensteine formation’, and may overturn accepted theories as to how fossils are created. Continue reading →

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