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Northcliff Melville Times
citizen. co. za > northcliff-melville-times > news-headlines > local-news > 07/05/2026 > what-the-rocks-of-melville-koppies-have-been-waiting-billions-of-years-to-tell-us

What the rocks of Melville Koppies have been waiting billions of years to tell us

2+ hour, 34+ min ago  (369+ words) What if one of Joburg's oldest beaches wasn't along the coast " but right beneath your hiking boots? That is one of the remarkable stories geologist Professor Jill Drennan shared during her Written in Stone talk at Melville Koppies, where she…...

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Lowvelder
citizen. co. za > lowvelder > news-headlines > local-news > 05/02/2026 > dna-tests-pending-on-human-remains-found-in-komatipoort-crocodile

DNA tests pending on human remains found in Komatipoort crocodile

2+ mon, 3+ day 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…...

Network News
citizen. co. za > network-news > lnn > article > dinosaur-eggshells-provide-a-new-way-to-date-fossils

Dinosaur eggshells provide a new way to date fossils - LNN

7+ 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…...

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