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Thursday 1 February 2024 15:16, UK

A dolphin has died after a group of the animals became stranded on a beach in Wales.

Six dolphins were stuck at Valley on the island of Anglesey in North Wales on Wednesday.

A team of marine mammal medics was dispatched to Valley to provide first aid to the common dolphins, according to British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).

The medics found most of the group - of four adults and two juveniles - to be in good health, but one of the adults, which had an old healed wound where it had lost a dorsal fin, appeared to struggle when it started swimming again.

There was concern the other dolphins might become stranded again so some of the medics entered the water to help redirect them.

Most of the group refloated thanks to the incoming tide.

Volunteers monitored the pod but two of the dolphins disappeared in the early afternoon during high tide.

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Cemaes Bay Coastguard said it had helped volunteers from BDMLR during the efforts to save the animals.

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An 11-Year-Old Girl’s Fossil Find Is the Largest Known Ocean Reptile

When Ruby Reynolds and her father found a fossil on an English beach, they didn’t know it belonged to an 82-foot ichthyosaur that swam during the days of the dinosaurs.

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In 1811, a 12-year-old girl named Mary Anning discovered a fossil on the beach near her home in southwestern England — the first scientifically identified specimen of an ichthyosaur, a dolphin-like, ocean-dwelling reptile from the time of the dinosaurs. Two centuries later, less than 50 miles away, an 11-year-old girl named Ruby Reynolds found a fossil from another ichthyosaur. It appears to be the largest marine reptile known to science.

Ms. Reynolds, now 15, and her father, Justin Reynolds, have been fossil hunting for 12 years near their home in Braunton, England. On a family outing in May 2020 to the village of Blue Anchor along the estuary of the River Severn, they came across a piece of fossilized bone set on a rock.

“We were both excited as we had never found a piece of fossilized bone as big as this before,” Mr. Reynolds said. His daughter kept searching the beach, he added, “and it wasn’t long before she found another much larger piece of bone.”

They took home the fragments of bone, the largest of which was about eight inches long, and began their research. A 2018 paper provided a hint at what they’d found: In nearby Lilstock, fossil hunters had discovered similar bone fragments, hypothesized to be part of the jaw bone of a massive ichthyosaur that lived roughly 202 million years ago. However, the scientists who’d worked on the Lilstock fossil had deemed that specimen too incomplete to designate a new species.

Mr. Reynolds contacted those researchers: Dean Lomax, at the University of Bristol, and Paul de la Salle, an amateur fossil collector. They joined the Reynolds family on collecting trips in Blue Anchor, digging in the mud with shovels. Ultimately, they found roughly half of a bone that they estimate would have been more than seven feet long when complete.

Several features of the bone’s shape indicate that it came from an ichthyosaur’s jaw. To further confirm its identity, the researchers collaborated with Marcello Perillo, a paleontologist with the University of Bonn in Germany. Under a microscope, he found crisscrossed collagen fibers, an ichthyosaur trait. He also saw that despite the giant size of the jaw bone, the reptile hadn’t finished growing when it died.

Taken together, the fossils from Blue Anchor and Lilstock offered evidence of something special.

“Having two examples of the same bone that preserved all the same unique features, from the same geologic time zone, supported the identification that we’ve kind of toyed around with before, that it’s got to be something new,” Dr. Lomax said. “That’s when it got really exciting.”

He and his co-authors of a paper describing the fossil in the journal PLOS One on Wednesday named it Ichthyotitan severnensis, the giant fish lizard of the Severn.

Their estimates suggest Ichthyotitan could have been up to 82 feet long, rivaling the size of a blue whale and making it the largest marine reptile known to science. It lived right before a massive extinction that ended the Triassic Period.

“Inevitably with big extinction events of course, it’s the big things that go first, and so in this case, literally the biggest things in the ocean, they are wiped out, and this entire family disappears,” Dr. Lomax said.

Erin Maxwell, a paleontologist at the State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart in Germany who was not involved with the study, said that the find sheds light on ichthyosaur evolution. “Before, there were hints that there were these giant ichthyosaurs approaching the Triassic-Jurassic boundary, but the amount of evidence is becoming incontrovertible at this point,” she said.

Dr. Lomax said that this discovery also highlighted the importance of amateur fossil collectors. “If you have a keen eye, if you have a passion for something like that, you can make discoveries like this,” he said.

Ruby Reynolds said: “I didn’t realize when I first found the piece of ichthyosaur bone how important it was and what it would lead to. I think the role that young people can play in science is to enjoy the journey of exploring as you never know where a discovery may take you.”

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Welcome to Wednesday’s installment of The Miami Herald’s Dolphins/NFL free agency blog.

Beginning at 4 p.m., the Dolphins can finalize and announce deals with pending free agents. Signings with street free agents, such as outside linebacker Shaq Barrett, can be announced at any time.

As of Wednesday morning, Miami agreed to terms with five players from other teams: Barrett, center Aaron Brewer, inside linebackers Jordyn Brooks and Anthony Walker Jr., and safety Jordan Poyer. The signing of tight end Jonnu Smith has already been announced.

Miami also retained Elijah Campbell, Jake Bailey, Nik Needham , Rob Jones and Salvon Ahmed .

Five players are on their way out after agreeing to terms with other teams: defensive linemen Christian Wilkins and Raekwon Davis , right guard Robert Hunt, outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and safety Brandon Jones.

The Dolphins became cap compliant ahead of the start of the new league year after freeing about $29 million through salary conversions on Monday. But Miami enters Wednesday with about $1 million in cap space and this does not account for the signings of Needham and Jones — who all received very modest deals. Miami is also expected to get millions in cap relief from left tackle Terron Armstead’s reworked deal. But more cap-saving moves will be needed to fit in the team’s new additions — and continue to make more moves.

Miami still needs to add at least two accomplished defensive linemen to make up for recent losses, one or two interior offensive linemen, wide receiver depth and possibly a starting cornerback.

We will have live updates throughout the day all week, as the Dolphins try to fill more holes. Please keep checking back for updates.

6:30 p.m. : The Dolphins, needing defensive tackles after the departure of two starters in free agency, agreed to a deal with former Dallas Cowboys backup and part-time starter Neville Gallimore.

The deal, confirmed by a league source, gives Miami depth - and a possible starter, if needed - in the wake of Christian Wilkins joining the Raiders and Raekwon Davis committing to the Colts.

Gallimore, 27, had 90 tackles, including 11 for loss, as well as four sacks and three passes defended in four seasons for the Cowboys. The 6-2, 302-pound Gallimore appeared in 52 games and started 14 over his four years in Dallas.

Last season, he had 16 tackles in 17 games and 288 defensive snaps but didn’t start a game. Pro Football Focus rated him 69th of 130 defensive tackles in the web site’s evaluation of 2023 performance.

5:22 p.m.: The Dolphins announced the signing of cornerback Siran Neal.

4:17 p.m.: The NFL announced the list of free agents from each team and while wide receiver Cedrick Wilson Jr. is an unrestricted free agent, he will not count toward any compensatory pick formula because his contract was voided on Feb. 16. Miami reworked his contract last year and replaced the final year of the original three-year contract with a void year.

4:10 p.m.: The Dolphins officially announced the release of cornerback Xavien Howard . Miami announced that the release came with a failed physical designation; Howard missed the season’s final two games with a foot sprain. The move will save $18.5 million in cap space but cannot be used until later as it is a post-June 1 cut.

But the failed physical designation triggers a $4 million injury guarantee that will be offset after he signs with a new team.

Here’s how it would work: Hypothetically, if Howard remains unsigned on say, June 3, Miami would be able to use only $14.5 million of his cap savings. The other $4 million in cap space wouldn’t become available to Miami until after he signs somewhere.

4:06 p.m.: The Vikings announced the addition of Van Ginkel, who is leaving Miami for a reported two-year deal worth $20 million.

4:00 p.m.: The new league years started and teams can begin to announce free agent signings.

2:09 p.m.: The Dolphins have agreed to terms with former Buffalo Bills defensive back Siren Neal, a league confirmed to the Miami Herald.

Neal, who was released by Buffalo last week, will likely contribute as a core special teamer in Miami; he played at least 57 percent of those snaps in each of his six seasons with the Bills.

Neal, whose deal was first reported by ESPN, is the second ex-Bill to agree to terms with the Dolphins, joining safety Jordan Poyer.

1:02 p.m.: The Dolphins introduced Smith on a Zoom conference call Wednesday morning and he credited Hard Knock’s in-season look at the team signing for part of the reason he’s back in South Florida after starring at Florida International University.

“I’m like, man, that’s awesome. You know, that’d be a special group to be part of,” Smith recalled as he binge-watched the show this offseason.

Noon update: Whether Connor Williams intends to play again after December’s knee injury remains a question. His agency declined to comment on the issue on Wednesday morning.

ESPN’s Louis Riddick said Wednesday that he hasn’t heard anything definitive on the matter after saying this on television on Tuesday: “Before Connor Williams got hurt late in the season, on a Monday night game against the Titans, this guy was an absolute monster.

“He’s big, strong, he’s physical. He’s a guy that can play in a zone or gap scheme. This is the kind of dude who is really a foundational piece. He had a bad ACL knee injury, significant knee injury late in the season. There may be some speculation as to whether or not he’s going to continue playing football. This is guy who for me would be kind of a foundational piece on the inside that you’re looking for.”

Asked recently if Williams has communicated if he wants to play again, Dolphins GM Chris Grier said: “No. He just wanted time to rehab and focus and get his mind clear and we’re giving him that space. We just told him there’s no pressure on him. He’ll communicate and him and his agent will communicate with us at the appropriate time.”

In the meantime, Miami this week moved forward with a new center: Tennessee’s Aaron Brewer, who also can play guard.

But Williams began his career as a guard for the Dallas Cowboys before moving to center with the Dolphins. Pro Football Focus rated him one of the best two centers in football this past season before his knee injury in December. He allowed only one sack and rated highly as a run blocker.

So there might yet be an opportunity for a return to the Dolphins, at some point next season, if both sides decide they want that, and if Williams is able and wants to play this season.

9:10 a.m. update: Not only are the Dolphins poised to receive third-round compensatory picks in the 2025 Draft after losing Christian Wilkins (Raiders) and Robert Hunt (Carolina), but overthecap.com’s Nick Korte said Miami also is positioned to received a 2025 sixth-round pick after losing Raekwon Davis to the Colts.

The Dolphins could end up losing one or more of those picks if they sign a similar number of free agents to similar contracts -- which is unlikely. When Miami signs free agents who are simply released by other teams, that doesn’t count toward the compensatory pick formula. So Miami lost nothing by signing “street’ free agents Smith, Poyer and Barrett.

8:50 a.m: The one-year deal that running back Salvon Ahmed is signing to re-join the Dolphins is worth the veteran minimum ($1.125 million) and includes up to $167,500 in per-game roster bonuses.

7:28 a.m.: Former Dolphins inside linebacker Jerome Baker is visiting the Tennessee Titans, ESPN reported. Miami released Baker last week after six seasons in a move that saved about $9.8 million in cap space. While a return wasn’t ruled out, the Dolphins are moving on after agreeing to terms with Brooks on a three-year deal that could be worth as much as $30 million.

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Dolphins Add Another Special Teams Specialist

The Miami Dolphins have struggled on special teams in recent years, but clearly are making a concerted effort to improve in that area

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The Miami Dolphins clearly were serious about upgrading their problematic special teams.

For the second time this offseason, they have signed a player whose previous NFL experience predominantly is centered around that part of the game.

The latest such addition is former New York Giants linebacker Cam Brown, who the team signed Wednesday.

Brown spent his first four NFL seasons with the New York Giants after being a sixth-round pick out of Penn State in the 2020 draft.

Brown played 60 of a possible 66 games in those four seasons, but after playing 93 snaps on defense as a rookie, he played 14 combined snaps there the past three years.

In his four seasons with the Giants, Brown played 1,328 special teams snaps, averaging more than 80 percent of the Giants' special teams snaps.

Here's a scouting report on Brown from Giants Country Publisher Patricia Traina: "Cam Brown at one point was a solid core special teams player for the New York Giants who was widely lauded by the coaches for his unusual combination of length, size, and speed. As a rookie he played some gunner, but it turned out that he was more valuable roaming the middle of the field. Once a special teams captain for the Giants, Brown entered the league as an outside linebacker, but attempted to transition to inside linebacker in his rookie season. The experiment failed as Brown lacks defensive instincts and struggled with the mental part of the game.

"Brown’s special teams career has been inconsistent. He never really posted any game-defining plays while on special teams, and at times he could be just as much as a force as he could be invisible. He does give good effort and again, it’s hard to ignore his size, speed, and length, but the lack of consistency is probably a big reason the Giants opted to move on from him."

THE DOLPHINS' EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE SPECIAL TEAMS

Earlier this offseason, the Dolphins signed Buffalo Bills cornerback Siran Neal as a free agent, another addition designed to help the special teams.

In the annual special teams rankings put together by veteran sportswriter Rick Gosselin analyzing 22 statistical categories, the Dolphins came in 31st last season.

The Dolphins made a change on their coaching staff in the offseason when they hired Ronnie Bradford to replace Branden Farrell as assistant special teams coach, but head coach Mike McDaniel said the issue wasn't coaching.

 "I think so many of the decisions that I have to make are very layered and although results are very, very important — and I think coach Crossman would agree with the statement that the results aren't where we want them to be — so much of my job is determining the compounding variables and the whys of things," McDaniel said at the 2024 combine. "And ultimately, I think that the bottom line is picturing us moving forward and how to get that phase of the football team to find the improvement necessary for us to take steps in our game as a team, I determined that he was the appropriate guy to lead us to fix the things that haven't been up to the standard.

"I don't think it's appropriate for you to just point blank, say, 'OK, the results aren't there. You shouldn't be either.' You have to assess the whys and come up with a game plan of how we're going to improve that phase, which is very important to us moving forward. And which is why Danny is part of it."

And now, with the signing of Brown, Crossman has additional help to try to help revive the Dolphins special teams.

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Moscow tourism committee chairman aims to double tourist flow between India-Moscow

Speaking on India-Moscow Tourism Relations and after the meeting with Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy, Chairman of Moscow City Tourism Committee, First Deputy Head of Office Mayor & Government of Moscow, Evgeny Kozlov on September 29 said that they have aimed to double the tourist flow between the countries. “We should work a little bit harder to establish a deeper connection between Moscow and India because we have so much potential to show to our people the really true history and depths of our culture. I hope that from next year, we will double the tourist flow between the two of our countries… The discussion (with Union Minister G Kishan Reddy) was about the readiness to establish new direct flights to Moscow and St Petersburg. We discussed that there are a lot of possibilities to from India to Russia, by e-Visa possibilities...”

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