{"id":35574,"date":"2024-09-03T08:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/brazilian-scientists-race-to-recover-fossils-unearthed-by-record-floods\/03\/09\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T08:16:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T12:16:57","slug":"brazilian-scientists-race-to-recover-fossils-unearthed-by-record-floods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/brazilian-scientists-race-to-recover-fossils-unearthed-by-record-floods\/03\/09\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian Scientists Race to Recover Fossils Unearthed by Record Floods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Scientists in Brazil are racing to gather fossils uncovered by recent heavy floods before they are destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>In May, <a href=\"https:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/southern-brazil-floods-citizen-map\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:record floods;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">record floods<\/a> washed away soil in parts of southern Brazil, revealing the remnants of at least 35 ancient creatures. Among those fossils was a 233-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton, possibly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/newsround\/articles\/c3vxkq05vzgo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:oldest ever;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">oldest ever<\/a> discovered, belonging to the two-legged predator <em>Gnathovorax cabreirai<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 532px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:78%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/08IOqmCE01NKFVvuMzjwoA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEzNjA7aD0xMDY0\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/yale_environment_360_articles_559\/5639dd5d68a8e63da0699a9f52d32c4c\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Gnathovorax cabreirai bone uncovered by flooding in S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o do Pol\u00easine, Brazil. Rodrigo Temp M\u00fcller \/ Cappa \/ UFSM\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GmMeUw0fMzOhClwOw0GmWg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTc1MQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/yale_environment_360_articles_559\/5639dd5d68a8e63da0699a9f52d32c4c\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">A Gnathovorax cabreirai bone uncovered by flooding in S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o do Pol\u00easine, Brazil. Rodrigo Temp M\u00fcller \/ Cappa \/ UFSM<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But the thrill of such finds has been tempered by the growing urgency to recover the fossils before they are lost. Fossil can disintegrate in water, which is abundant in southern Brazil. Four of 29 fossil sites are still flooded, while others have been battered by summer rainfall, <em>Nature <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-024-02794-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The tiniest bones are of greatest concern, as they are the most likely to crumble in water or to be washed away by rain. And such bones, whether they belong to creatures big or small, are a vital record of prehistoric life. For instance, ear bones, which can measure just a fraction of an inch, reveal a great deal about intelligence of ancient creatures.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <em>Nature<\/em>, Leonardo Kerber of the Federal University of Santa Maria said, \u201cIf paleontologists are not there to collect material when it starts showing, we risk losing some of it forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>ALSO ON YALE E360<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/e360.yale.edu\/features\/glacier-melt-ice-cores-artifacts-meteorites\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Race to Save Glacial Ice Records Before They Melt Away;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>The Race to Save Glacial Ice Records Before They Melt Away<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/brazilian-scientists-race-recover-fossils-114654641.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists in Brazil are racing to gather fossils uncovered by recent heavy floods before they are destroyed. 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