Tag: paleontology
November 24, 1974, the day we discovered Lucy, symbol of the origins of humanity, in Ethiopia
Lucy’s discovery took place in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia. Donald Johanson, an American anthropologist, and the student who accompanied him, Tom Gray, spotted a piece of elbow, likely…
François Therrien, the dinosaur-loving paleontologist
François Therrien is a Quebec paleontologist based in Drumheller, in the Canadian province of Alberta, one of the five most famous sites in the world for Cretaceous fossils. This dinosaur…
Death of French paleontologist Yves Coppens
Lucy’s father is no more. The eminent French paleontologist Yves Coppens died on June 22, 2022 at the age of 87. We owe him, with the American Donald Joganson and…
Yellow amber: what is it?
There are around 50 different fossil resins in Europe, some of which contain inclusions (like this millipede). Some have their own name: rumenite, glesite, etc. © museumdetoulouse, Flickr, cc by…
Top 10 dinosaurs you would never want to come across
They are ten, they are carnivores and they are very, very hungry. At least… they were very hungry. They are the dinosaurs whom you would never have liked to meet.…
This giant crocodile had swallowed a dinosaur before being fossilized
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Neanderthal genes may protect against HIV
A genetic locus inherited from Neanderthals has been identified as a risk factor for severe Covid-19 in 2020. According to a scientist from the Max Planck Institute, the same genetic…
Neanderthal genes, which increase the risk of Covid-19, would protect against HIV
A genetic locus inherited from Neanderthals has been identified as a risk factor for severe Covid-19 in 2020. According to a scientist from the Max Planck Institute, the same genetic…
Spinosaurids: what is it?
Spinosaurus is one of dinosaurs best known to the general public. He is part of the clade spinosaurids which includes carnivorous predators with multiple shapes and an intriguing dorsal veil.…
Dilophosaurus: what is it?
The image of the dilophosaurus among the general public is intimately linked to that of the small dinosaur with collar of Jurassic Park. This image is however far from the…