[Link] Paleontology ‘a hotbed of unethical practices rooted in colonialism’, say scientists

Read: 3/3/2022 www.theguardian.com

The public image of palaeontologists as dusty, but rather affable academics, could be due an update.

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[Link] Nobody Knows What Megalodon Really Looked Like, Scientists Say

Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com

It’s not hard to see why Megalodon, an epic species of shark that died out some 3.6 million years ago, has captivated the public imagination and become the star of movies like The Meg.

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[Link] Amber Fossil Shows ‘Hell Ant’ Was Unlike Anything Alive Today

Read: 7/8/2021 www.smithsonianmag.com

Some 99 million years ago an ant unlike any alive today was in the midst of a savage scythe-jawed attack when dripping plant resin froze the insect, along with its prey, in a final predatory tableau.

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