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Storytimes, paleontology and more at the Johnson City Library
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (222+ words) Johnson City Press Here's a look at what is happening this week at the Johnson City Public Library FOR ALL AGES The library's Summer Reading Program is open to all ages and runs until Friday, July 31 Learn more and register…...
British Antarctic Survey confirms Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil, 40 years on
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (442+ words) Merco Press British Antarctic Survey confirms Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil, 40 years on A bone collected in Antarctica four decades ago has been identified as the first dinosaur fossil found on the continent, according to a study published in the journal…...
A 550-million-year-old fossil found in Australia reveals a worm-like creature that already chose the right side to move and may be the first "right-handed" animal known to science.
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (733+ words) A paleontological discovery revealed that the preference for one side of the body may be much older than previously thought. The Spriggina floundersi, a marine creature that lived approximately 550 million years ago, showed a tendency to curve to the right....
Raptors, dinosaurs and more at the Sullivan libraries
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (636+ words) Kingsport Times News The Sullivan County Public Library has five locations to serve the community FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS Summer Storytimes - Geared toward preschoolers and those in early elementary, kids can come listen to read-alouds (that count toward their summer…...
Paleontology with Hands On! Discovery Center will be held Tuesday at 9: 30 a. m. , 11 a. m and 1: 30 p. m. at the Johnson City Public Library for ages 5-12. Registration is required.
3+ hour ago (39+ words) Johnson City Press...
Tiny ancient fish fossil with preserved brain offers clues to early fish evolution
2+ hour, 28+ min ago (669+ words) | Newswise Newswise Tiny ancient fish fossil with preserved brain offers clues to early fish evolution Over 300 million years ago, a minnow-sized fish died and fell to the bottom of the prehistoric swamp near the village of Trawden, Lancashire, in northwest…...
How a Thai Fossil Shattered the Western Monopoly on Jurassic " Weddings
8+ hour, 42+ min ago (922+ words) Asia was frequently treated as an afterthought or a late-stage destination where species arrived only after migrating across ancient land bridges. The Phu Noi locality in Kalasin Province has permanently broken this Eurocentric framework. The Phu Noi site was initially…...
Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known "righty" | | wqow. com
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (39+ words) Fossils reveal the earliest animal with a head was also the oldest known "righty" WQOW Fossils curving left meant the animals favored their right sides, a behavioral preference in modern animals that are right-handed. Currently in Eau Claire...
The dinosaur at the door
9+ hour, 16+ min ago (471+ words) I have been singing the same song for 33 years." I sing it at JCC preschools across San Francisco. I sang it at synagogues and day schools and family education programs before that. I sang it over Zoom during the COVID…...
Ediacaran Sea Creature May Hold Earliest Evidence of Right-Handedness | Sci. News
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (141+ words) Spriggina floundersi, a marine species that lived during the Ediacaran period 550 million years ago, is one of Earth's earliest bilaterally symmetrical animals....