Tufts geology senior Richard J. Knecht with his North Attleborough fossil discoveries, including the 310 million-year-old footprints of what is believed to be a primitive flying insect.
(JODI HILTON FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY)
Mall-sprawl site yields a treasure from eons past
Tufts geology senior Richard J. Knecht with his North Attleborough fossil discoveries, including the 310 million-year-old footprints of what is believed to be a primitive flying insect.
(JODI HILTON FOR TUFTS UNIVERSITY)
When it comes to jaw-dropping fossil discoveries, distant places where T. Rex and other prehistoric beasts once roamed come more quickly to mind than southeastern Massachusetts. But yesterday, Tufts University announced the discovery of what may well be the world's oldest fossil imprint of a whole flying insect - found by researchers behind a strip mall in North Attleborough. (Full article: 776 words)
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