It became evident that, together, those odd traits conveyed a signal that the skeleton was transformed to aid in supporting the huge body against gravity. For example, I found it quite interesting how the head of the femur (thigh bone) was oriented more directly into the hip socket in multi...
The reasons for extinction in all these different groups are related. Understanding why another group became extinct may give us clues about dinosaur extinction. Plants and some animals have a better fossil record than dinosaurs. They also give clues about climate that dinosaur fossils do not. ...
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Bird experts will tell you the male cardinal (they are the brighter red of the sexes) is actually coming at his own reflection in the window, and stopping this can be quite difficult.K-State has some adviceon how to do that, with solutions ranging from applying decals to simply closing y...
For years we’ve heard there’s a bee problem. If bees go extinct, then we’re all doomed! When you see that75% of cropsare dependent on animal pollinators, you start to understand the urgency. However, the issue with this stance is the propaganda that our pollination problem is linked...
2. What do we know about Great Backyard Bird Count? A.It is mainly intended for bird scientists. B.It must be carried out every day in February. C.It must be conducted in certain appointed places. D.It has been in existence for more than two decades. ...
Stellar’s Sea Cow, often referred to as the defenseless beast, resembled a very large seal. It grew up to 25.9 feet (7.9 meters) in length and could weigh up to 6,000 pounds (about 2,721 kg). It had a short history as it was discovered in 1741 and became an extinct species in...
“birdlike” traits). Each time theropods reached giant (>1000 kg) body sizes, their femora (thigh bones) attained many similar aspects of shape, but also more of those “birdlike” traits kept accumulating (and convergently evolving) along the theropod family tree, and even in some giant ...