Source: bbc.com, March 31, 2021 The fossil’s markings mean it is most likely a Rugosa coral, estimated to be between 251 to 488 million years old. A six-year-old boy has found a fossil dating back millions of years in his garden after receiving a fossil-hunting kit for Christmas. Siddak Singh Jhamat, known as Sid, said… Continue reading 6-Year-Old Boy Finds ‘488-Million-Year-Old’ Fossil in Backyard
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Scotty rules: Province moves toward naming T. Rex official fossil
Source: CBC News, November 22, 2017 Scotty the Tyrannosaurus rex won in voting to pick an official provincial fossil A mighty Tyrannosaurus rex who roamed Saskatchewan some 65 million years ago is a step closer to being named the province’s official fossil. On Wednesday, legislation was introduced to amend The Provincial Emblems and Honours Act to add the… Continue reading Scotty rules: Province moves toward naming T. Rex official fossil
Mammoth skull found in California ‘doesn’t fit the profile’ of other species
By The Associated Press, September 15, 2016 An exceptionally well preserved fossil of a complete mammoth skull unearthed by a team of scientists from an eroding stream bank on Santa Rosa Island within southern California’s Channel Islands National Park Los Angeles – Scientists at the Channel Islands National Park, just off the Southern California coast,… Continue reading Mammoth skull found in California ‘doesn’t fit the profile’ of other species
Did T. Rex Have Lips?
By Live Science, Seeker.com, June 3, 2016 The fierce dinosaur might not have had a “permanent smile” after all. T. rex may have had lips. Yes, you read that right. Lips. Robert Reisz, a paleontologist at the University of Toronto, is challenging the long-standing image of meat-eating theropod dinosaurs such as T. rex. Specifically, Reisz suggests that theropods’… Continue reading Did T. Rex Have Lips?
Which dinosaur fossil best represents Saskatchewan?
Source: Thomas Piller, Global News, April 11, 2016 It may be a tough choice between a T. Rex, a woolly mammoth or an ancient crocodile. Saskatchewan is voting to see which fossil it thinks best represents the province. Until April 25, people can cast their vote online at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM) website. Voting… Continue reading Which dinosaur fossil best represents Saskatchewan?