Geology of the Front Range 1. Research on the Front Range Mountains located in the Rocky Mountain region has brought about a lot of findings that they intend to share with the rest of the community. Over 1 billion years ago‚ molten rock was dispersed throughout the world. In time‚ this molten rock would form together which in turn formed the continents in which we live today. This is true for Pikes Peak as well. Being the tallest mountain of the region (standing at 14‚278 feet) there
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Reading Response The Short Proof of Evolution Ian Johnston Humanity has watched the cycle of birth and death for generations after generations‚ therefore‚ it is logical for us to conclude that all living things on earth must have a beginning. However‚ for decades now‚ mankind has not come to an agreement on “the beginning” of everything‚ how and what caused all living things to come to life. Some believe in an intelligent Creator‚ others believe in the making and transforming of things by accidental
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that the fossils were of a giant lizard-like animal which he named Megalosaurus bucklandii. Geologist James Parkinson decided that the creature “should be called ’Megalosaurus (Megalos‚ great; saurus‚ a lizard)’ (Delair and Sarjeant‚ 2002‚ p. 192)”. The discovery took the science world by storm. Other scientists‚ like Georges Cuvier‚ soon identified their own fossils as new species of animals similar to the Megalosaurus and the Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London where Buckland
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1) In 1859‚ Charles Darwin described a model of how living things change over time. He described this model and the evidence that supported it in a book called On The Origin of Species. Which scientific term is used to describe a testable model that seeks to explain natural phenomena? A) data B) hypothesis C) observation D) theory 2) When an experiment is repeated and the new results are different from the original results‚ what could you assume to be true? A) The results from both experiments
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Tyrannosaurus Rex was the dominant predator in the late Cretaceous period. The Tyrannosaurus Rex‚ or T-Rex for short‚ lived about 85 million to 65 million years ago. T-Rex often resided in moist‚ humid‚ semi-tropical areas‚ usually near rivers or forested swamps. T-Rex fossils have been found in North America and Mongolia. The T-Rex was a large‚ dangerous predator that walked on two powerful legs. It had tiny arms with two fingers each. Their feet resembled birds and were fully equipped with gargantuan
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Dr. Curry-Roger’s talk was very interesting and had many different points throughout. The first interesting point mentioned was that dinosaurs are birds. Dr. Curry-Roger explained that both birds and dinosaurs had a lot in common. She stated that birds have feathers that are complex‚ a fused clavicle‚ short bony tails‚ bones that are filled with air sacs‚ efficient breathing‚ and a fast growth rate. When comparing fossils to birds‚ they had many of the same features. Some dinosaurs had feathers‚
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Alaska’s first elasmosaur fossil excavated The fascination with dinosaurs Since much about the early phase of the world is still much unknown‚ or at least mysterious‚ many are drawn to that particular era. Who wouldn’t‚ what with the exotic sea creatures and land creatures that lived in those times and would eventually become extinct or evolve to the animals of today? There are thousands of museums across the world featuring exhibits of these ancient creatures. One of those exhibits is in the University
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Charles D Walcott was on the top of his of his horse‚ itching to get a good look at some fossils. As he continued to travel‚ he heard a sharp crack. He looked down‚ thinking his horse’s leg broke‚ but then stared in awe at the perfectly preserved fossil. This is the legend of how Mr.Walcott discovered the Burgess Shale‚ the cluster of fossils that changed geology forever. The Burgess Shale is found in Yoho Park‚ British columbia. Back when they were formed‚ the area where they were found was called
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Did you ever want to be paleontologist‚ now you can. Fossils are the oldest rocks on earth. They can be anything that was over 4‚000 years ago. Fossils are what tell us what come before humans a million years ago. Do you ever stop and think there might be a T. Rex under your house. Well fossils preserved remains of organisms. Fossils can be over 4‚000 or a million years old. Usual the preserves are of animals. Fossils arranged from the size of a mouse to a ten story building. This is how all those
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12.1 The Fossil Record 1. Form in Several Ways (The following are some of the processes that make fossils.) a. Permineralization minerals carried by water are deposited around a hard structure (may replace the hard structure) The most common fossils result from this process. A1. Natural Casts form by water removing the bone/tissue‚ leaving an impression in sediment. Minerals fill in the mold‚ recreating the original shape of the organism A2. Trace fossils record activity of an organism. Ex
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