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DNA tests pending on human remains found in Komatipoort crocodile
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (134+ words) The Citizen Human remains were found in a crocodile that was put down in the Komatipoort area on Saturday, May 2. Captain Pottie Potgieter of the Ehlanzeni Diving Unit confirmed the discovery. A forensic necropsy was conducted after the crocodile was…...
Dinosaur eggshells provide a new way to date fossils - LNN
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (458+ words) An international team of geologists and palaeontologists is pioneering a groundbreaking methodology to reliably determine the age of fossil-bearing rocks by directly dating fossilised dinosaur eggshells. The study, led by Dr Ryan Tucker from Stellenbosch University's (SU) Department of Earth…...