Galaxies spiraling through a star speckled sky.
Goniatite fossils of varying sizes in a sea smoothed stone.
County Clare, Ireland.

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An exciting free talk by past APS speaker Sally Hurst! This time she'll be discussing the opalised dinosaur fossils of Lightning Ridge. This is a free event!

Facebook event: https://business.facebook.com/events/1074313864739466/
Homepage: https://www.foundafossil.com/events

Her November talk on the Found a Fossil project was fascinating, so I'm sure this one will be as well!

Importance Score: 45 / 100

Study: Dinosaur Extinction Debate Reignited by Fossil Availability
A recent study suggests that dinosaurs were likely not in decline before a m...
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#grune und die Abkehr von Gesagtem

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‘Sue’, a 444-million-year-old fossil, reveals stunning soft tissue

PALEONTOLOGY / A recently identified ancient arthropod species has given scientists a first glimpse into the internal anatomy of prehistoric marine animals. Keurbos susanae, a 444-million-year-old fossil discovered in South Africa, has been described in a new study published in the journal Palaeontology...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/sue-fossil-reveals-soft-tissue-preservation/

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Slovakosaurops - a new ichnogenus that does not exist! April Fool's, everyone! I'm sorry if I disappointed you.

Slovakia does have dinosaur footprints, just... not this one. :)

#slovakia #dinosaur #footprint #discovery #fossil #prehistory #wildlife #slovakosaurops #ichnofossil #centraleurope #slovensko

https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/04/na-slovensku-neobjevili-stopu-dinosaura.html

https://www.europesays.com/uk/2455/ 407 mn-year-old giant’s fossil doesn’t fit any known life category #Biology #Energy&Environment #Eukaryote #fossil #giant #LandDwelling #organism #Prototaxites #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom

Goniatite fossils, formed over 300 million years ago, looking almost as surprised to see me as I was them
County Clare, Ireland.

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Slovakosaurops - nový ichnorod popsaný na základě největší středoevropské dinosauří stopy, nalezené na Slovensku!

#slovakia #dinosaur #footprint #discovery #fossil #prehistory #wildlife #slovakosaurops #ichnofossil #centraleurope #slovensko

https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/04/na-slovensku-objevili-stopu-dinosaura.html

Slovakosaurops - a new ichnogenus described from the biggest Central European dinosaur footprint, found in Slovakia!

#slovakia #dinosaur #footprint #discovery #fossil #prehistory #wildlife #slovakosaurops #ichnofossil #centraleurope #slovensko

https://blogorgonopsid.blogspot.com/2025/04/na-slovensku-objevili-stopu-dinosaura.html

Humans*:
How to destroy the planet you live on(!) in the shortest time ever possible.

*Billionaires

#DeepSeaMining #fossil #war #climatecrisis

Gosh

‘Sue’, a 444-million-year-old fossil, reveals stunning soft tissue preservation

#fossil #science #paleontology #nature

https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/sue-fossil-reveals-soft-tissue-preservation/

#Energiewende #erneuerbareenergien #Photovoltaik #Windkraft #Windenergie #Strom #Dunkelflaute #Wasserstoff #Gas #Erdgas #Kohle #fossil #Strompreis #Elektroauto #warmepumpe #Quarks

Kompakte Zusammenfassung der Herausforderungen der #Energiewende für die #Zukunft

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSxIEx7pNho

Auch gut für die #Schule und den #Unterricht geeignet!

Fossil lynx jaw and partial skull from Pleasley, Nottinghamshire, in the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall @GeorgeTheGorilla. It’s a historical figured specimen, usually on display, but currently on loan to the University of Nottingham for analysis.

This week for #Fossilfriday we have another #Guess that #Lego #Fossil.

This one I would rate as easy. This mammal is known from Central and South America during the Pleistocene.

Reminder: hide your answer behind a content warning. This will allow others to guess without a hint. I will post the answer tomorrow (and to anyone who guesses correctly).

This was designed by Jiherbst77.

(Yes those things at the top are technically soft tissue not bone haha)