A reanalysis of lunar rock has increased the estimated age of the moon by 40 million years. This means it formed at least 4.46 billion years ago.
A reanalysis of lunar rock has increased the estimated age of the moon by 40 million years. This means it formed at least 4.46 billion years ago.
Comprehensive guidance to the new Scottish Fossil Code is now available on the NatureScot website.
The Anniversaries page has been updated with extracts from the Proceedings for the anniversary years for the current session.
A trilobite fossil with gut contents still preserved is the first of its kind to be found, and shows that this ancient animal had a voracious appetite
Australia’s pink diamonds were brought to the surface about 1.3 billion years ago when the supercontinent Nuna broke up.
NatureScot has published a new edition of the Scottish Fossil Code.
Dr Mike Keen was elected as an honorary member of the society at the members’ night on 11 May 2023.
The programme of day excursions for summer 2023 has now been arranged.
An analysis of the vertebrae of the Late Jurassic saurapod Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum indicates that its neck was 15.1 metres long.
BBC Radio Scotland’s programme Out of Doors on Saturday December 17 contained a feature about Fossil Grove.