Ohio State: In Paleontology, Correct Names are Keys to Accurate Study
April 02, 2024
April 02, 2024
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news:
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Researcher resolves historical inconsistencies in name of popular fossil
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When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.
The animal, named Megalonyx by Thomas Jefferson in 1799, was the first genus of fossil named from th . . .
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Researcher resolves historical inconsistencies in name of popular fossil
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When the skeletal remains of a giant ground sloth were first unearthed in 1796, the discovery marked one of the earliest paleontological finds in American history.
The animal, named Megalonyx by Thomas Jefferson in 1799, was the first genus of fossil named from th . . .