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Overview of a palynological slide with typical early Jurassic (Hettangian) gymnosperm pollen Pinuspollenites minimus and Perinopollenites elatoides, and fern spores of the genus Deltoidospora, the former two representing the return of arborescent vegetation after the Triassic/Jurassic mass extinction event, (c) Sofie LindstromFloral changes across the Triassic-Jurassic boundary linked to extensive volcanism

— 13 Jul 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontology

The turnover of land plants in Europe at the boundary of the Triassic and Jurassic periods, 200 million years ago, was driven by environmental changes triggered by massive volcanic... — full story

Life reconstruction of Limusaurus. Note that there is no direct evidence of feather-like structures, (c) Portia SloanBird-like dinosaur tells story of finger evolution

— 17 Jun 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontology

Scientists from The George Washington University and the Chinese Academy of Science's Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology in Beijing have discovered a unique... — full story

Epidexipteryx, a new feathered maniraptoran dinosaur from the Jurassic of China, is a primitive, flightless member of the avialan clade. The elongate ribbon-like tail feathers were almost certainly for display, (c) Zhao Chuang and Xing LidaNew bizarre feathered dinosaur discovered in China

— 22 Oct 2008 17:00 | Geology and palaeontology

A new stage in the early history of birds is published in the most recent issue of the journal Nature (online 22 October). The discovery of a bizarre feathered dinosaur, named Epidexipteryx... — full story

The ornithopod trackway, (c) Nancy StevensResearchers find first dinosaur tracks on Arabian Peninsula

— 21 May 2008 22:04 | Geology and palaeontology

Scientists have discovered the first dinosaur tracks on the Arabian Peninsula. In the 21 May issue of the journal PLoS ONE, they report evidence of a large ornithopod dinosaur, as well... — full story

A giant 240 million years old specimen from Svalbard of an Ichthyosauria was for the first time be displayed on the 5th of April at Tromso University Museum, Northern Norway, (c) University of Tromso240 million old fossil of an ichthyosaur exhibited at Tromso University Museum

— 19 Apr 2008 17:07 | Geology and palaeontology

A giant 240 million years old specimen from Svalbard of an Ichthyosauria was for the first time be displayed on the 5th of April at Tromso University Museum, Northern Norway. The ichthyosaur... — full story

Artist's interpretation of the monster catching a pterosaur, (c) Tor Sponga, BT, Natural History Museum, University of OsloMonster Jurassic marine reptile discovered

— 5 Mar 2008 14:52 | Geology and palaeontology

University of Alaska Museum of the North earth sciences curator Patrick Druckenmiller spent several weeks last summer working with a Norwegian research team to excavate a large pliosaur... — full story

Artist's reconstruction of Glacialisaurus hammeri and Antarctica during the Early Jurassic, (c) 2007 William StoutMassive dinosaur discovered in Antarctica

— 11 Dec 2007 21:26 | Geology and palaeontology

A new genus and species of dinosaur from the Early Jurassic has been discovered in Antarctica. The massive plant-eating primitive sauropodomorph is called Glacialisaurus hammeri and... — full story

The new Jurassic mammal had strong limb bones, likely for digging, and could feed on insects and plants, (c) Mark A. Klingler, Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryPalaeontologists discover ancient Jurassic mammal

— 1 Nov 2007 05:25 | Geology and palaeontology

A team of Chinese and American scientists has discovered a new mammal from the 165 million-year-old lakebeds of the Jurassic Period in Northern China. The find is reported in the 1... — full story

Todd LaMaskin, a doctoral student in geological sciences at the University of Oregon, is part of a team exploring the origins of the Blue Mountains, the oldest geological formation in Oregon, (c) University of OregonMineral ages show Blue Mountain rocks related to Klamath, Sierra Nevadas

— 29 Oct 2007 18:05 | Geology and palaeontology

New evidence, based on mineral dating, suggests that rocks of the Blue Mountains, the oldest geological formation in Oregon, may have been derived from the Klamath and Sierra Nevada... — full story

T. rex quicker than Becks, say scientists

— 22 Aug 2007 19:59 | Geology and palaeontology

T. rex may have struggled to chase down speeding vehicles as the movie Jurassic Park would have us believe but the world's most fearsome carnivore was certainly no slouch, research... — full story

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