A fossil remained trapped inside a Japanese museum rock for 30 years. Scientists now think it may belong
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"A fossil remained trapped inside a Japanese museum rock for 30 years. Scientists now think it may belong" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Interesting Engineering, EurekAlert!, Phys.org and The Times of India. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (4)
- 30-year-old fossil in Japanese museum may be a brand new species of mosasaur Interesting Engineering · 10h ago
- Reconstruction and key fossil features of the Osaka mosasaur specimen (IMAGE) EurekAlert! · 10h ago
- Japan's first mosasaur premaxilla fossil hints at a new species Phys.org · 10h ago
- A fossil remained trapped inside a Japanese museum rock for 30 years. Scientists now think it may belong The Times of India · 10h ago broke it first
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