Navigation Links
A wild and woolly discovery: FSU scientist's Tibetan expedition ends with prehistoric find
Date:9/16/2011

Yang Wang is known for conducting complex research using highly sophisticated equipment. Yet the Florida State University geochemist also has spent days hiking through the remote outback of Tibet and camping in the foothills of the Himalayas all in the name of scientific discovery.

Because of that unique mix of skills, Wang was chosen to take part in a team of researchers that uncovered the oldest prehistoric woolly rhino ever found. A paper describing the team's discovery was just published in Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/), a prestigious journal established in 1880 by Thomas Edison. (An abstract of the paper is available here (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6047/1285.abstract?sid=05f2e761-7871-408e-af12-ae87d43f6504); access to the full article requires a paid subscription.)

Wang and an international group of paleontologists set out in 2007 to explore one of the most isolated places on earth: the Zanda (ZAH-dah) Basin in Tibet, located at the feet of the Himalaya Mountains. The words majestic, wild and awesome all apply, yet fail to capture the landscape's natural wonder.

What drew the researchers to the basin wasn't its raw beauty, however. They came to explore its buried treasures. The largely untouched Zanda Basin is a fossil hunter's paradise, and the team was determined to make scientific breakthroughs.

They did just that, finding the complete skull and lower jaw of a previously unknown and long-extinct animal. They christened it the Tibetan woolly rhino (Coelodonta thibetana).

"This is the oldest, most primitive woolly rhino every found," Wang said of the team's discovery.

The ancient beast stood perhaps 6 feet tall and 12 to 14 feet long. It bore two great horns. One grew from the tip of its nose and was about 3 feet lon
'/>"/>

Contact: Yang Wang
ywang4@fsu.edu
850-644-1121
Florida State University
Source:Eurekalert  

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3

Related biology news :

1. Being good moms couldnt save the woolly mammoth
2. Potential hemlock hybrids tolerant to invasive hemlock woolly adelgid
3. Extinction of woolly mammoths may have been due to addition of a predator: Humans
4. Trophic cascades of disruption may include loss of woolly mammoth, saber-toothed cat
5. Strange discovery: Bacteria built with arsenic
6. Rediscovery: MBL scientists confirm role for mysterious cell component, the nucleolinus
7. Discovery: Yeast make plant hormone that speeds infection
8. An electrifying discovery: New material to harvest electricity from body movements
9. Gene function discovery: Guilt by association
10. New year, new vitamin C discovery: It cures mice with accelerated aging disease
11. Sea smarts: Scientists reconstruct evolutionary history of mollusks
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
Related Image:
A wild and woolly discovery: FSU scientist's Tibetan expedition ends with prehistoric find
(Date:5/18/2013)... (May 18, 2013) Research presented at Digestive ... digestive health through diet and lifestyle. , ... by reduced muscle strength, fatigue and poor quality ... patients are in remission. A randomized, double blind, ... vitamin D supplementation corresponded to significant relief of ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... AGA Research Foundation announced a new grant that intends ... microbiota, one of today,s most exciting areas of science, ... Research Awards Panel selected Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH ... Medical School, Boston, as the 2013 AGA-Elsevier Gut Microbiome ... of funding, commencing in July 2013, to test the ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... Jersey, and City University of New York have invented ... effectively clears organisms to be viewed under microscopes. Visikol ... is one of the few high-quality clearing solutions currently ... Enforcement Administration (DEA) due to its use as a ... for viewing organisms under a microscope. Without them, microscope ...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Research examines new methods for managing digestive health 2Research examines new methods for managing digestive health 3New gut microbiome research to explore red meat -- colorectal cancer pathway 2New formula invented for microscope viewing, substitutes for federally controlled drug 2New formula invented for microscope viewing, substitutes for federally controlled drug 3
... calculated that the bite force of the great white,s ... (also known as Big Tooth) is the highest ... carnivore ever to have existed. Shark researchers from ... Department of Primary Industries Fisheries (Australia) and University of ...
... Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Is Low among Black Men ... fruits and vegetables, daily consumption of these foods among ... researchers at Columbia and Temple universities, the University of ... study of 490 American and foreign-born black men between ...
... - JDRF said today that it has recognized the work ... the pace of science in understanding the autoimmune attack that ... severe complications of this chronic and life-threatening disease. ... Dr. Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Director of the Diabetes Center at ...
Cached Biology News:Great white's mighty bite revealed 2Highlights from the August 2008 Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2JDRF announces 2008 Scholar Award recipients 2JDRF announces 2008 Scholar Award recipients 3
(Date:5/17/2013)... May 17, 2013  Cellular Biomedicine Group (OTCQB: ... enrollment of the total projected enrollment required for ... and preliminary efficacy of the medical technology haMPC ... Osteoarthritis (KOA). To date the trial has had ... The Phase I open label clinical research trial ...
(Date:5/17/2013)... The paradigm of ‘one drug, one target’ ... help predict the adverse and therapeutic effects of a ... Computational Biology at the Genomics Laboratory, Covance, will discuss ... genomics when used as part of the QC process. ... sets to identify key clinical targets even in complex ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... OH (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 The ... manufactured by Global Cooling, Inc., Athens, OH, USA, won ... 2013 by the International Society for Biological and Environmental ... The award, given to one product annually, recognizes the ... efficient ultra-low temperature freezer. The award was presented ...
(Date:5/16/2013)... Mass. (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Cambridge ... Summit from August 19-23, 2013 at the Renaissance Waterfront ... the Summit provide a close-up look at the current ... and ensuring bottom-line quality. Leaders in the field ... ways to produce biopharmaceuticals with greater specificity and efficiency. ...
Breaking Biology Technology:Cellular Biomedicine Group Achieves 50% Enrollment Milestone in Phase I Clinical Trial for Knee Osteoarthritis 2Stirling Ultracold Ultra-Low Freezer Wins 2013 Outstanding New Product Award at International Biorepository Conference, Sydney, Australia 2The 2013 Bioprocessing Summit to Bring Together International Leaders to Discuss Today's Bioprocess Issues From Cell Line Selection to Manufacturing in Boston, MA 2
... , SEATTLE, Nov. 11 Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN ... 2009. Revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $25,000 ... Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was ... 30, 2008. , Dendreon,s total operating expenses for the ...
... MADRID, November 11 Cellerix, a ... today announced the successful first closing of its financing ... current,shareholders and a select group of new investors. Cellerix ... , This round was led ...
... AMSTERDAM, November 11 Amsterdam ... human gene therapy,announced today that it has successfully treated ... proprietary gene therapy. The proof of,concept studies were performed ... of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy) and demonstrated,effectiveness in the ...
Cached Biology Technology:Dendreon Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Continuing Progress Toward PROVENGE Commercialization 2Dendreon Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Continuing Progress Toward PROVENGE Commercialization 3Dendreon Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Continuing Progress Toward PROVENGE Commercialization 4Dendreon Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Continuing Progress Toward PROVENGE Commercialization 5Dendreon Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Continuing Progress Toward PROVENGE Commercialization 6Cellerix Raises EUR27 Million in a First Closing 2AMT Successful in Preclinical Treatment of DMD 2AMT Successful in Preclinical Treatment of DMD 3
...
... Grace's medium was originally formulated to support ... Australian emperor gum moth,Antherea eucalypti. The medium ... more closely resembleAnthereahemolymph. The cell lines established ... first continuous lines developed. The basal medium, ...
... and Digital Orbital Shaker. Our durable, rugged VSOS-4 ... every day use even easier. This advanced Orbital ... 4 different programs. Its easy recall function allows ... VSOS-4P has a pulse operation for a short ...
... The MONOLIGHT 3096 Microplate Luminometer ... chemi- and bioluminescence and for,all measurements ... microplates,i.e. for reactions where the light ... of time, as well as for ...
Biology Products: