Lara Sciscio

Jun 14, 2024 | yahoo.com | Paul Barrett |Jonah Choiniere |Kimberley Chapelle |Lara Sciscio |Jurassica Museum |Michel Zondo

Visitors to Lake Kariba – the world’s largest man-made lake, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe – come to enjoy the abundant wildlife, fine fishing or spectacular scenery. However, in 2017, our crew of palaeontologists came to Zimbabwe to hunt game of a different kind: dinosaurs. Many of our discoveries are still under study, but the team has just announced its first new dinosaur, dubbed Musankwa sanyatiensis. At first sight, it’s unremarkable – just a few bones from a single hind leg.

Apr 13, 2023 | swissinfo.ch | Lara Sciscio

The sale of a T-Rex specimen at a Zurich auction illustrates a conflict between commercial interests and public access to natural heritage, says Lara Sciscio, researcher at the Swiss museum JURASSICA. This content was published on April 13, 2023 minutes Lara Sciscio a geoscientist with special interests in sedimentology, palaeoecology, and ichnology.