Tag: Marine

Ancient reptile fossil shines new light on early marine evolution

Scientists have discovered a 246 million-year-old marine reptile fossil, the oldest of its kind to be found in the Southern Hemisphere, shining a new light on the early evolution of marine mammals. The greatest mass extinction event in the fossil record – known as “The Great Dying” – occurred some 252 million years ago, wiping […]

Warmup this week with less of a marine layer

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A warming trend is kicking in again for San Diego County as the area gets above average temperatures and less of a marine layer presence this week. A ridge of high pressure building over the desert southwest will expand for Southern California into the weekend and will contribute to further […]