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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

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From Ancient Apothecary to Modern Medicine

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 10 Jan 2024

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Celebrating the Legacy of Dr Michael Albert Cluver: A Titan of Palaeontology and Museology

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 8 Jan 2024

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The Hidden Architects of Caves: Bats, Biocorrosion, and the Mystery of Cave Art

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 14 Nov 2023

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Smothered Alive: Exhuming the Oldest Brittle Stars of the Southern Hemisphere

GENUS • 26 Oct 2023

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Fossil frogs that broke the high jump record

GENUS • 23 Oct 2023

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Waves of Change: How Sea-Levels and Climate Altered the Marine Ecosystems at the South Pole 390-385 Million Years Ago

Mariëtte Van der Walt • 19 Oct 2023

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