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News

What Mozambique’s ancient organic-walled microfossils reveal about the Permo-Triassic extinction

A New Fossil Tortoise from Langebaanweg, South Africa

What Do Bone Scans Reveal About a Tiny Jurassic Crocodile from South Africa?

Continuing a Legacy: GENUS Director Professor Jennifer Botha Inducted as RSSAf Fellow

Announcements

Dr Sandiso Mnguni awarded the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) German Academic Exchange Scholarship

GENUS • 30 Jul 2024

News

Lesotho’s Lost Lake sheds light on past and future water security

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 16 Jul 2024

News

Gondwana’s ultimate hunter – New giant fossil tetrapod found in Namibia

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 3 Jul 2024

Insights

How to Become a Registered Scientist to Conduct Palaeontological Impact Assessments (PIAs)

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 25 Jun 2024

News

Discovering Scotland’s First ‘Almost-Mammal’, Saurodesmus robertsoni

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 11 Jun 2024

News

FameLab 2024: Showcasing Scientific Excellence and Communication Skills

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 10 Jun 2024

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