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    Recently in the remote rain forests of Tanzania‚ a major herpetological breakthrough was discovered. As a group of field Biologists continued their studies they came across a beautiful and remarkable snake‚ Antheris Matildae (Matildas Horned Viper). What is remarkable about this species is it evolved just about 2.2 million years ago from Atheris Ceratophora (Usambara bush viper)‚ and is just now being discovered. Antheris Matildae is restricted to a very small area of just under 100 square miles

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    A. R. Professor Sandy ARCH131-01 The Hudson-Meng Bison Bonebed Site The bison bonebed at the Hudson-Meng site illustrates the importance of taphonomy. This is because taphonomy shows how things have become a part of the fossil record; how natural processes contribute to the formation of archaeological sites‚ which‚ in turn‚ helps define patterns that should be interpreted in human behavioral terms. The bones were confined to an area approximately 100 square meters‚ and

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    Of all the species that have existed on Earth 99 percent have gone extinct and even fewer make it into the fossil record and a very small fraction of those that fossilize are actually found even partially complete. Even if all of them did fossilize many would be too hard dig for many of them. And also it is highly unlikely that most would be found complete‚ due to the number of natural disasters and processes that have happened from the animal’s death to whenever it is discovered. Natural disasters

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    There have been so many things discussed throughout these couple of months‚ everything from fossils‚ to Neanderthals‚ to evolution. From the beginning of evolution‚ our very start‚ our closest relative a chimpanzee‚ and modern man. We have gone through this journey and I have witnessed what the past looked like and made me appreciate my present. There are some incredibly specific items that need to be present in order for fossils to be procured‚ and they are only found in water‚ caves‚ or volcanoes

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    Associate Level Material Geologic Time Worksheet Use the following table to compare ways of evaluating geologic time. Your description‚ similarities‚ and differences must each be at least 50 words. |Time Evaluation Method |Description |Advantages of this Method |Disadvantages of this Method | |Relative dating |Is a dating method by comparing |Quick and easy‚ uses current |No as accurate and can have | |

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    An artist’s reconstruction of Nyasasaurus‚ which is either the earliest known dinosaur or a close relative. Credit: Copyright Natural History Museum‚ London/Mark Witton Paleontologists think that they may have identified the earliest known dinosaur‚ which was no bigger than a Labrador retriever and lived 243 million years ago‚ during the Triassic Period. This is 10 million years earlier than the previously oldest known dinosaurs‚ and could change researchers’ views of how they evolved. The

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    Can scientific evidence prove there is a personal concerned‚ God outside the universe? Lee Strobel very early in his teenage years decided that based on the evolutionary thought of Darwin and later others prominent theology‚ there could not be a God who loved humans personally and created a universe by design. He went on to college where he became a sincere atheist. However he could not remain content there for long because as he admits he was always searching for answers as his career in journalism

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    Jurassic World is just one of the many movies in Hollywood that has had major technology advances since the original film. Jurassic World still follows the storyline of Jurassic Park‚ while not only adding gruesome effects to the dinosaurs but also transforming the park to look more modern and look like today’s idea of a theme park. In fact the whole theme park is built on technology. For example‚ the rides‚ ways of transportation‚ and the different equipment used to monitor and even create some

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    My long-time enjoyment of earth science‚ especially when it included fossil activities‚ had me doing earth science activities for kids from the time my own children were little ones. So when my middle school asked me to pick something to teach for six weeks that I just enjoyed‚ this was the first thing that came to mind. It was set up to be more like a club than a class‚ so while there were definitely learning goals‚ the most important goal was to have fun and enjoy ourselves. I knew I should include

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    Jurassic Park is a book with a lot of dinosaurs in an amusement park for attraction but has been abandon for a while. So‚ doctors are willing to risk their lives to help them and of course‚ come in trouble with some dinosaurs but sometimes they made it through the obstacles. I think the Author chose the title Jurassic Park because the book contains dinosaurs in an Area with its specified purpose. Geological is a period when dinosaurs ruled the world for 55 million years in the Mesozoic era. A park

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