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Palaeoanthropology Makes South Africa Proud: Local Fossil Record Sheds New Light on Human Evolution

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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Summer rains in South Africa since the last ice age were partly driven by the temperature of the Indian Ocean

GENUS • 11 Aug 2022

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The Journey of ‘The Plant Detective’, Aviwe Matiwane

GENUS • 8 Aug 2022

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In Memory of Dr Ian McKay – The Doyen of Palaeo and Geoscience Outreach

GENUS • 20 Jul 2022

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In memory of Billy de Klerk

GENUS • 14 Jul 2022

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Using calcium isotopes to determine palaeodiet and palaeotrophic levels in the Elliot Formation

Christine • 4 Jul 2022

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Gladysvale Expedition 2022 season 1

GENUS • 21 Jun 2022

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