Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Fossils http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/177/fossils/ A new geology study recently published online in Geology led by Sarah Feakins, assistant professor of earth sciences in USC Dornsife, raises questions about the environment in which our ancestors took shape and developed bipedalism.]]> Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:00:00 -0500 USC Dornsife geologists contribute to a recent study that examines the rock record to find evidence that mass extinction events may have been caused by ocean acidification.]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:02:00 -0500 Global warming is not a novel phenomenon, and by studying what happened to the planet during a period of global warming about 250 million years ago, one USC Dornsife scientist hopes to discover what could happen to us this time...]]> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:21:00 -0500 Faculty and graduate students from the USC College Department of Earth Sciences explore the cliffs of England to search for evidence of an ancient ocean crisis.]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:57:00 -0500 A neighborly collaboration evolves into the Center for Chinese Fossil Discoveries.]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:51:00 -0500 David Bottjer writes about the discovery of rare fossils in China By Pamela J. Johnson August 2005 They were the width of a few hairs pressed together, but the microscopic fossils discovered in China were enormous in their...]]> Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:58:00 -0500