Paleological evidence for homoeothermic tendencies in theropod dinosaurs in the Cretaceous Period Abstract Dinosaurs were considered to be cold blooded reptiles until several shocking discoveries and studies have changed the way that the general public has viewed them. Theropod dinosaurs have been selected to be analyzed because they have the strongest evidence pointing to warm blooded tendencies across the class. Carbon and oxygen isotopes in teeth enamel and physical fossilized data can be used
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That night he went to try to find the evil in his kingdom and end it. When he was searching‚ he came across the snakes. This time it wasn’t just the snakes though‚ they were with the spiders‚ wasps‚ alligators‚ and many other animals‚ bugs‚ and reptiles. The snakes had turned many of these animals evil. If the Lion didn’t stop them‚ then there would be evil in the kingdom. The Lion decided to through them out of the kingdom. He created a land called Earth and sent them there. He decided to put
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population Upon first sight of the great sea turtle it might just think that it is like any other turtle. The truth is that marine turtles are beautiful creatures spending a majority of their lives wandering endlessly through our massive ocean. These reptiles have the ability to do amazing things. Some of these things include evolving to a range of purely innate responses to the demands of a changing suite of environments and having remarkable navigations skills for their excursions that may last up to
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2011). Beach habitat loss due to sea level rise is one aspect of global climate change that affects the nesting range of sea turtles (Fish et al. 2008). Another aspect of climate change is the gradual warming of the atmosphere. Since sea turtles are reptiles who bury their eggs‚
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It’s in the Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Chordata‚ Class: Reptilia‚ Order: Testudines‚ Family: Cheloniidae‚ Genus: Eretmochelys‚ Species: imbricata. Its in the class Reptilia‚ which means it is a reptile. It’s family is Cheloniidae. The Cheloniidae are a family of turtles that belongs to the sea turtle superfamily cheloniodea. In 1843 a zoologist named Leopold Fitzinger derived the genus’ name‚ Eretmochelys. The roots of the word were pulled from
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Title Length Color Rating The Danger in the Sea: Negative Human Impacts on Marine turtles - Turtles have been around for about 230 million years (Dobbs 1). In that time‚ they have seen the rise and fall of the dinosaurs and the rise of mankind. Marine turtles have been around for about 65 million years (Dobbs 1). This family has withstood the test of time and is being threatened by human’s impact on the sea. All six of the marine turtles occurring on the shores of America are at least threatened
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The Black Swan Before the discovery of Australia‚ all the world had never seen a black swan before. An impossible accomplishment in someones life before this time was referred to as “ a black swan.” The mere sight of one black swan after the discovery of Australia negated the thousands of years of sightings of white swans and thinking they were the only species of swan. This generalization that was put on the term “black swan” before the british occupation of Australia is just an example of
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Section 1: Manatees belong to the order Sirenia‚ which also includes the manatee’s relative in the Pacific‚ the dugong‚ (Dugongdugon). Sirenians evolved from four-footed land mammals more than 60 million years ago. The presence of tiny pelvic bones in manatees‚ shaped differently in males and females‚ is evidence of their terrestrial ancestry. The closest modern relatives of the Sirenia are elephants‚ aardvarks‚ and hyraxes‚ small furry mammals that resemble rodents. These animals are large‚ fully
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The Hawksbill Turtle is a critically endangered species‚ and if we don’t make a change to help them they will go extinct. What is the Hawksbill turtle? The Hawksbill turtles have a thin shell. The shell has elaborate colors patterns. The name Hawksbill comes from its pointed beak‚ that resembles much like a birds beak. The turtle is a carnivore so it eats sponges‚ jellyfish‚ shrimp‚ and squids. The Hawksbill turtle is endangered due to the decreasing in pollution in waters. People when they go
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The Ball Python is an important organism in many ecosystems. The snake helps out a lot in all ecosystems around them by different ways they live. The food web of the snakes and other organisms in an ecosystem helps to show how the snakes live in their habitats and help make a community. Snakes are simple animals. These non-venomous constrictors use their forked tongue to detect different odors from their prey. The Ball Python strikes with great velocity and kills by constriction. The snake’s diet
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