Tag: fossils

Scottish fossil enthusiasts urged to have say on revised Code ahead of relaunch

Environment

Ryan Nixon - October 6, 2022

SCOTTISH fossil enthusiasts are being urged to have their say on the revised Scottish Fossil Code, ahead of a relaunch next year. Some of the...

Unique auction offers chance to snap up 40-million-year-old crocodile

News

Ryan Nixon - August 1, 2022

BUYERS are being offered the chance to snap up a 40-million-year-old crocodile at an upcoming Scots auction. One of Scotland’s finest private collections of fossils...

Warm-blooded crocs thrived in Jurassic cold snap, fossil teeth show

Business

Bethan Sexton - January 21, 2020

They are revered throughout nature as chilling predators, but new research shows crocodiles have not always been the cold-blooded creatures they are today. Scientists who...

Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars

Business

Bethan Sexton - November 27, 2019

The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth. Research which suggests that structures previously...

Scientists find remains of our ancestors

UK & World

Guest - February 8, 2012

RESEARCHERS at the University of St Andrews have discovered what they think are the remains of our earliest known ancestor. The scientists were part of...