Dave JJul 1, 2025

Findings in #Hokkaido show #squid dominated the #ocean by 100mya. They’d previously been thought not to flourish until the #Palaeogene, 65mya.

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-ancient-squids-dominated-ocean-million.html #science #marine #biology #MarineBiology #paleogene #palaeontology #paleontology #cephalopods

Ancient squids dominated the ocean 100 million years ago, fossil discovery technique reveals

Squids first appeared about 100 million years ago and quickly rose to become dominant predators in the ancient oceans, according to a study published in the journal Science.

Phys.org
John Faithfull 🌍🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧡✊🏻✊🏿Jan 17, 2025
#FossilFriday A local Mull fossil, from the Hunterian Museum collections in Glasgow. Collected about 3km from my house by WE Koch in 1881. It's a fine deciduous leaf from the Ardtun Leaf Beds (Palaeogene - ca. 61 million years old), and shows a well-developed sharp drip tip - typically an adaption to wet climates. #Mull #Palaeogene #Fossil
Dave JOct 3, 2024
The #Chicxulub Impactor—the #asteroid that killed the #dinosaurs—had a smaller companion, which formed the #Nadir Crater off the coast of west #Africa and caused an 800m high #tsunami to sweep across the Atlantic: https://bbc.com/news/articles/c62m04v0k0no #science #astronomy #geology #palaeontology #paleontology #cretaceous #palaeogene #paleogene #extinction
Nadir crater: The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs was not alone

A second asteroid hit Earth around the same time causing a "catastrophic" event.