Introduction Diprotodon‚ meaning "two forward teeth"‚ sometimes known as the Giant Wombat or the Rhinoceros Wombat‚ was the largest known marsupial that ever lived and the last of the extinct‚ herbivorous Diprotodontids. Diprotodon was the first fossil mammal named from Australia and one of the most well-known of the mega fauna. It was widespread across Australia when the first indigenous people arrived‚ co-existing with them for thousands of years before becoming extinct about 25‚000 years ago
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Species diversity of lithified samples from the Pliocene Jackson Bluff formation of Liberty County‚ Florida with notes on Fossil Diagenesis‚ Taphonomy‚ and preservation Joel‚ Serena‚ University of South Florida Geology Department‚ Tampa‚ FL 33620 ABSTRACT- lithified rock samples containing Molluscan fauna were taken from the Pliocene age Jackson Bluff Formation located at the Alum Bluff in Liberty County Florida. The samples were brought back to the lab for interpretation and analysis. These samples
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WITH DINOSAURS HOW IT ALL STARTED I wanted people to think that dinosaurs were real animals – not monsters. The only other place you’d see really good digital images of dinosaurs was in Jurassic Park. Our idea was to create a ‘David Attenborough’ of the prehistoric world. Tim Haines‚ Series Producer Tim had been fascinated by dinosaurs almost all his life and recalls‚ ‘There was a footprint in the Tunbridge Wells Museum which I saw when I was five and I have been interested in dinosaurs ever
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<b>Introduction</b><br>Think of a world which existed 290 million years ago. As you look out over the terane in front of you‚ you think that you are on an alien planet. You see volcanoes spewing ash and lava. Beside them is the ocean which is swarming with many different species of echinoderms‚ bryozoans and brachiopods. As you look down onto the sea floor you are amazed at the countless number of starfish and urchins. Some animals leave you can’t even describe and you have no idea even what phylum
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For me‚ the obvious pick was the Triceratops. Like the Tyrannasaurus Rex‚ the Triceratops was quite popular in the Jurassic Park films. It was mostly known for its three huge horns and long stretched out neck frill (protecting its neck). Unfortunately‚ the movies and cartoons depicted the Triceratops poorly because it in fact wasn’t capable of charging at larger predators and withstanding the punishment with its skull. Triceratops skulls have been found with Tyrannosaurus Rex toothmarks clearly‚
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Causes For The Quaternary Extinction Event The quaternary extinction event happened about 10‚000–40‚000 years ago. This even is when megafaunal animals went extinct. This event saw the extinction of more than 178 species. Megafaunals are defined as “A term generally used to refer to the largest animals present within an ecosystem‚ most often used with respect to the array of large-bodied species which suffered extinction during the Quaternary. A strict definition refers to animal species weighing
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Did a Fall From a Tree Kill Lucy‚ Our Famous Ancestor? Adam Hoffman opens his discussion by describing our first human ancestor‚ Lucy‚ who is believed to be alive 3.18 million years ago. According to research‚ some fractional injuries could point to her falling to her death. Hoffman includes a statement from John Kappelman which states that this is the first autopsy of her cause of death to date. Donald Johanson discovered Lucy in 1974‚ and claims that Lucy’s bone breakage matches that of other
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The video Dawn of Humanity is an interesting lesson about trying to bridge that gap between the Australopiths and homo genus. They briefly talk about previous finds such as Lucy and the different characteristics of Australopiths and homos. We watch how Professor Lee Berger worked with a group of scientist and climbers to explore a cave system that held thousands of bone fragments. Two cave climbers Steve and Rick were the ones who originally found the bones and took photos of them to show their friend
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------------------------------------------------- Species A total of 14 extant species have been recognized. Further genetic study is needed for the confirmation of proposed species under the genus Osteolaemus‚ which is currentlymonotypic. Species name | Image | Distribution | Description/Comments | American crocodile(Crocodylus acutus) | | Throughout theCaribbean Basin‚ including many of theCaribbean islands andSouth Florida. | A larger sized species‚ with grayish color and a prominent V-shaped
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Everyone lost their minds when they thought all the computers would crash in 2000 because of the “turn of the century” or whatever. It is probable that a lot of people do not know why everyone thought everything would crash simply because of the transition from the year 1999 to 2000‚ but they did. It is also probable that even a lot of the people going crazy did not know why they were going crazy. But because everyone around them were‚ they did too. So to sum it up‚ they bandwagoned. Which is what
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