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Rudists: A fossil story
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Rudists: A fossil story

21/06/2019

Jack Shimon (USA) This article is adapted from a presentation given at the Denver Gem Show, September 17, 2016 by me, Jack Shimon. When I was six and a half years old, my Grandpa took me fossil hunting in central Texas. We went to a Carboniferous Limestone quarry that he… … Read More

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What’s so special about South Devon?
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What’s so special about South Devon?

15/03/2018

Professor John CW Cope (National Museum of Wales, Cardiff UK) Take a trip to the South Devon coast around Easter time and you are bound to come across student parties from universities engaged in fieldwork. What is it about this area that makes it so popular as a centre for… … Read More

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Fossil crustaceans as parasites and hosts
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Fossil crustaceans as parasites and hosts

09/11/2017

Adiël Klompmaker (USA) Who would like to carry a parasite? I bet not many people would like to have one or more. They are nevertheless very common in humans and in other organisms, and can affect entire food webs including keystone species. They tend to be small compared to the… … Read More

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Can the end-Permian mass extinction be attributed to a single, catastrophic event?
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Can the end-Permian mass extinction be attributed to a single, catastrophic event?

21/07/2016

Robert Broughton (UK) The end Permian mass extinction occurred 251mya and marked the end of the Palaeozoic era. The loss of life is currently estimated to consist of 95% of the marine fauna and around 70 to 77% of the known terrestrial fauna (where the fossil record is inevitably less… … Read More

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