Until recently it was unknown how many species of Diprotodon had existed. Sir Richard Owen, a well- known palaeolontologist, studied them and gave the genus the name,…
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Pappochelys also featured more features from its lizard ancestors, including a long tail, which it used to swim through the water while its legs were mainly used for steering away from predators. Although the Pappochelys predated dinosaurs by 10 million years, it still had to beware of its natural predators that waited in the water, like Mastodonsaurus (LINK) and that lurked on the land, like Batrachotomus…
2. What might be suggested by the fact that Oedipus had to send twice for Teiresias?…
When the Roman Emperor Augustus came to power in 27 BC it was after a period of civil war that lasted over 70 years following the death of Julius Caesar. Rome had 50 legions at this time, and number that would have put too great a financial strain on the Roman coffers. Augustus also feared for the loyalty of these legion due to the fact that many legionaries prior to the civil war had given their loyalty to the legion’s commander and not the state. During this time Augustus also limited Rome’s territorial ambitions choosing the secure its gains and to not expand it much further, thus making it more unmanageable both administratively and financially.…
Apollo has many attributes, but he wasn't originally the chariot-riding sun god Helios. He was god of prophecy, healing, music, archery, light, and truth, the twin brother of Artemis (Greek) or Diana (Rome) who became associated with the moon.…
Armadillos have one of the highest rates of expansion being 10 times the active rate of a mammal. I think this is because they came from Mexico and the Southern Americas to America and since they do not have much meat on them, they are able to not be hunted. Also Armadillos had this invasion because of the large rivers and hunters in southern America. The armadillos also moved because of the humans invading them in Texas when Humans would start fires in the prairie grass. This then caused the overpopulation of armadillos in Florida due to no more predators, fires and rail road travel where the armadillo would then sneak onto the train and sneak off in Florida. These armadillo were also brought into Floridian zoos as pets and they would escape that. Also a cool interesting fact is that armadillos can live 20 years or even longer (sucks for the ones on the side of the road). So if armadillos can live up to 20 years or even longer they give birth to 4 babies at a time and they have the ability to delay implantation of fertilized eggs for…
A demigod by definition is neither a god nor a man rather they exist somewhere between the two strict realms. Unlike some heroes throughout ancient myths and histories, Hercules was born mortal yet became immortal. Born of a human but created from a god, Hercules is the epitome of obscurity. Throughout his life, the contrasts of god and human make him strong yet weak. As a man he can be controlled and enslaved by both humans and gods (Loraux 131). Yet, his god-like aptitude of extreme strength and immunity to suffering (in that he does not give in to it) Hercules thrives until he is granted immortality through resurrection (Lopez-Ruiz 273). Even within Greek art, there is some confusion about the nature of Hercules: god or man or somewhere…
The Hercules Beetle is found Throughout the tropical jungles and rainforests of Central and South Central, Where the Hercules beetle spends most of its time is looking through the leaf litter on the ground in the search for something good to eat. The fallen leafs on the ground help the very big beetle hide as it moves along the forest floor. The Hercules beetle is one of the strongest insect in the world because of its size. This beetle can carry up to 850 times its own way. That’s a lot for a beetle. The beetle has a very hard like protection lare on its back to help with predators.…
Were dinosaurs warm or cold blooded has been a long time debated issue. Scientist believe dinosaurs were much like modern day reptiles, cold blooded, and others believe dinosaurs were much like mammals and others birds, warm blooded. Dinosaurs are creatures that lived on Earth around 251 million years ago. Dinosaurs lived in the Mesozoic Era. This era contained three separate subsections: the Triassic Era, the Jurassic Era, and the Cretaceous. When the Mesozoic Era ended, most or a majority of the dinosaurs were extinct due to a catastrophic event that is still unknown to us today. Dinosaurs walked in an upright position, some dinosaurs used two legs, other used four to walk and move around their environments. Dinosaurs came in an array of sizes. Humans were able to examine the…
In 1883, a sauropod skull was found near Garden Park, Colorado, at Felch Quarry 1, and was sent to Othniel Charles Marsh (of "Bone Wars" fame).[5] Marsh incorporated the skull into his skeletal restoration of "Brontosaurus" (now Apatosaurus).[5][20] It eventually became part of the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, as USNM 5730.[5] In the 1970s, when Jack McIntosh and David Berman were working on the issue of the true skull of Apatosaurus, they reevaluated the Garden Park skull as more similar to Camarasaurus.[21] It was described and recognized as a Brachiosaurus skull in 1998 by Kenneth Carpenter and Virginia Tidwell, intermediate in form between Camarasaurus and Giraffatitan brancai (then still considered to be B. brancai).[22] Because there are no overlapping parts between this skull and FMNH P 25107, it cannot be confidently assigned to a species,[5][22] so it is classified as Brachiosaurus…
The American alligator has an “armored” body with a long muscular tail. The average size of a female is 8.2 feet, and a male is 11.2 feet. It can reach nearly half a ton in weight. Young alligators have a bright yellow strip down their back, while an adult has a dark one. The alligator is a vertebrate with bony plates on its back called osteoderms or scutes. They have four legs; the front two legs have five toes and the back two have four. For protection against themselves alligators will bite.…
A Greek goddess; born from the foam of the sea? Myth says that Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea where a woman was born. Aphrodite is the goddess of both love and beauty which, in her case, contradict each other. She was admired by an innumerable amount of gods and other goddesses and thought to be an idol to women. Aphrodite uses her appearance to her advantage by incorporating herself into multiple affairs while still being married.…
Ever since the discovery of the first dinosaur in 1824, scientists and laymen alike have been fascinated by the lives of these awe-inspiring prehistoric reptiles. How did they live? What were their insides like? How fast did they go? At the heart of these and many other such questions about these “terrible lizards” is the main controversy: were dinosaurs warm or cold-blooded? This complex scientific issue relates deeply to understanding the biology and lifestyles of these creatures. Based on known scientific evidence, it is reasonable to conclude that dinosaurs were warm-blooded creatures.…
Early civilizations all over the world have pioneered numerous technological advances that many people take for granted today. They had revolutionary discoveries in medicine, philosophy, inventions, and religion. Ancient societies have contributed much to the practices that are used today. Ancient Greece, Egypt, and areas in Mesopotamia have all paved the path for many things we use every day in the modern world.…