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wyomingpublicmedia.org > 2026-02-04 > how-a-black-fossil-digger-became-a-superstar-in-the-very-white-world-of-paleontology

How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology

How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (1534+ words) Lazarus Kgasi walks with ease across a gently rolling landscape about an hour's drive outside of Pretoria, South Africa. A few trees are sprinkled here and there but it's mostly grass. Kgasi, a tall man with a big smile, knows…...

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wyomingpublicmedia.org > science > 2026-01-29 > ancient-turtle-shell-discovered-by-11-year-old

Ancient turtle shell discovered by 11-year-old

Ancient turtle shell discovered by 11-year-old5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (666+ words) Touren Pope has a claim to fame few other 11-year-olds do: discovering a roughly 50-million-year-old turtle. Pope lives in Nevada, but was visiting his grandparents, when they went rock hunting in southwest Wyoming. They were poking around some fossilized clam…...