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Florida dealer admits fossil smuggling
03 Jan 2013

Florida dealer admits fossil smuggling

A Floridian fossil dealer has confessed to illegally importing skeletons from China and Mongolia.

Florida dealer admits fossil smuggling
Permian mass extinction: was a humble microbe responsible?
17 Dec 2012

Permian mass extinction: was a humble microbe responsible?

The end-Permian mass extinction may have been triggered by a methane-generating archaeon.

Permian mass extinction: was a humble microbe responsible?
Dinosaur Canyon?
13 Dec 2012

Dinosaur Canyon?

The Grand Canyon may be around 70 million years old, and not 6 million years as previously thought.

Dinosaur Canyon?
Lizard named after Obama wiped out with dinosaurs
13 Dec 2012

Lizard named after Obama wiped out with dinosaurs

A new study has found that lizards and snakes were severely affected by the K-Pg extinction event.

 

Lizard named after Obama wiped out with dinosaurs
3D Geological model for Great Britain
07 Dec 2012

3D Geological model for Great Britain

BGS have developed a 3D geological map of Great Britain. 

3D Geological model for Great Britain
Oldest dinosaur?
05 Dec 2012

Oldest dinosaur?

New study reveals that initial dinosaur radiation occurred over a longer timescale than previously thought.

Oldest dinosaur?
Yosemite’s twin to remain drowned
25 Nov 2012

Yosemite’s twin to remain drowned

San Franciscans vote against a study into the draining of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

Yosemite’s twin to remain drowned
M6.8 Earthquake, Myanmar
12 Nov 2012

M6.8 Earthquake, Myanmar

Magnitude 6.8 52km NNE of Shwebo, Myanmar.

M6.8 Earthquake, Myanmar
M7.4 Earthquake, Guatemala
08 Nov 2012

M7.4 Earthquake, Guatemala

Magnitude 7.4 35km south of Champerico, Guatemala.

M7.4 Earthquake, Guatemala
Triassic heat exterminated tropical life
27 Oct 2012

Triassic heat exterminated tropical life

High temperatures at the start of the Triassic killed off many tropical species.

Triassic heat exterminated tropical life

News

30 May 2022

Lecture recordings for Session 164

Recordings for all the lectures given in Session 164 (2021-2022) are now available on YouTube.

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12 May 2022

2022 day excursion programme

The programme of day excursions for summer 2022 has now been arranged.

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