Fossil Records

Giant foxgloves aren't scary any more
The Independent on Sunday; 1/3/2010; 1037 words; ...s modern adaptation, the oil was a miracle replacement for fossil fuels. Triffids, as Dougray Scott explained in the first of...tourists in Thailand and Sri Lanka whose holiday tapes became a record of the tragedy. Listening to the heart-wrenching tales told...

UF researcher helps reveal ancient origins of modern opossum.
NewsRx Science; 1/3/2010; 959 words; ...family of marsupials known from fossils mostly found in North America...of its extensive and varied fossil record," said lead author Ines Horovitz...living marsupials. Based on fossil evidence from the skull and...based on a relatively complete fossil skull. The high-resolution...

Ancient DNA, not fossilized bones, shows late survival of Ice Age megafauna.(Report)
NewsRx Science; 1/3/2010; 669 words; ...central Alaska about 10,000 years ago, and possibly as recently as 7600 years ago. That predates the established record from fossil bones and teeth by at least 3,000 years. The DNA samples were recovered from permafrost near the central Alaskan...

Study: Earth's polar ice sheets vulnerable to even moderate global warming.
NewsRx Science; 1/3/2010; 1313 words; A new analysis of the geological record of the Earth's sea level, carried out...economy continues to depend heavily on fossil fuels, we're on track to have significantly...scientists to develop a credible sea level record for the period, and is the most recent...

Paleo Lithic Art Launches Limited Series of Gem Quality Dinosaur Bone Mounts.
Pediatrics Week; 1/2/2010; 705 words; ...offers a limited series of fossil material mounted on exceptional...Paleo Lithic Art features a fossil cache that has been acquired...established in the 1940 - 1950s. The fossils currently on display range...nature's preservation of rare records from Earth's pre-historic...complement the ...