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Reason for dinosaur extinction may lie in this chart
Infoporn + Dinosaurs = Awesomeness.
"It has long been debated whether dinosaurs were part of the ‘Terrestrial Revolution’ that occurred some 100 million years ago during the Cretaceous when birds, mammals, flowering plants, insects and reptiles all underwent a rapid expansion.
An international study, led by the University of Bristol, shows that during their last 50 million years of existence, dinosaurs were not expanding as actively as had been previously thought and that the apparent explosion of dinosaur diversity may be largely explained by sampling bias.
The team produced a ‘supertree’ of dinosaurs, showing the most likely pattern of evolution for 440 of the 600 known species of dinosaur. "Supertrees are very large family trees made using sophisticated computer techniques that carefully stitch together several smaller trees which were previously produced by experts on the various subgroups”, explained lead author Graeme Lloyd.
“Our supertree summarises the efforts of two decades of research by hundreds of dinosaur workers from across the globe and allows to look for unusual patterns across the whole of dinosaurs for the first time." It is the most comprehensive picture ever produced of how dinosaurs evolved." Infoporn + Dinosaurs = Awesomeness. ... more -
Jurassic Park comes true: How scientists are bringing dinosaurs back to life
Dinosaurs walking the Earth once again . . . quite a concept.
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Pre-dinosaur era burrow discovered in Antarctica
"Long before the age of the dinosaurs, something was constructing tunnels in Antarctica", the New Scientist reports today. A burrow has been discovered in the ancient flood plain of a large Antarctic river from just a few million years after mass extinction put an end to the Permian period.
The report describes how the tunnel was preserved after sand was flooded into the structure, forming a cast which even preserved claw marks into the walls. Possible candidates for the builder of the tunnel are both reptiles - either Thrinaxodon, a small badger-like creature closely related to mammals, or perhaps the lizard-like Procolophon. Bones of both animals have been found in Antarctica and in South Africa.
For more, click the link. "Long before the age of the dinosaurs, something was constructing tunnels in Antarctica", the New Scientist reports today. ... more -
Poo Provides New evidence of earliest North Americans
That's right, poo....
New evidence shows humans lived in North America more than 14,000 years ago, 1,000 years earlier than had previously been known.
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Discovered in a cave in Oregon, fossil feces yielded DNA indicating these early residents were related to people living in Siberia and East Asia, according to a report in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.
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Showcasing 10,000 years of civilization.
The Cyprus exhibits at the 'Metropolitan Museum' in New York, the 'British Museum' in London and the other museums across the world, are only but a few places where one can begin to understand the incredible history that this small island of the Mediterranean has to exhibit. Also it is perhaps a way in which one may begin to understand why it has been an island which all the major powers in history wanted to have under their command. From the Acheans and Ancient Greeks, to the Roman Empire, the Crusaders and up to today where half of its territory is still occupied by the Turkish army.
This short documentary, featuring the 'Pierides Museum' in Larnaca, showcases from the very heart of Cyprus, a sample of this history and civilization for a different view of Cyprus. Not the one of drunken summer parties with young holiday goers, but one of art and culture. The Cyprus exhibits at the 'Metropolitan Museum' in New York, the 'British Museum' in London and the other museums... more -
Evidence of largest ever sub-aquatic landslide
The event is the biggest known to have existed, and happened roughly 60,000 years ago. It could have caused a dreaded "Mega-Tsunami" The event is the biggest known to have existed, and happened roughly 60,000 years ago. It could have caused a dreaded "Mega-Tsuna... more
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Fossil Jellyfish?
I thought bones were required, but not anymore!
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New giant dinosaur discovered
It's name is futalognkosaurus, and at 105 feet long, it's an appropriate name!
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