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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP20 Jul 2023 4:58 p.m. PST

"The Fezouata Shale, in Morocco's Zagora region, was recently selected as one of the 100 most important geological sites worldwide because of its importance for understanding the evolution during the Early Ordovician period, about 470 million years ago.

Fossils discovered in these rocks include mineralized elements (e.g. shells), but some also show exceptional preservation of soft parts such as internal organs, allowing paleontologists to investigate the anatomy of early animal life on Earth…"

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rvandusen Supporting Member of TMP21 Jul 2023 3:04 p.m. PST

Here in New York, the state fossil is the weird sea scorpion Eurypterid. The state museum used to have a cool model of that animal. I'm not sure if it is still on display.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP21 Jul 2023 3:47 p.m. PST

Thanks.

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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP09 Aug 2023 10:05 p.m. PST

Paleontologists Redescribe Enigmatic Jurassic Shark Species

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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP17 Oct 2023 10:29 p.m. PST

South African Fossil Reveals Smallest Jurassic Sauropodomorph Dinosaur

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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP12 May 2024 10:24 p.m. PST

Modern Hippo Species Lived in Europe as Early as 560,000 Years Ago


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