Feathered dinosaurs

Chapter 1: Almost 70 million years ago, the most recent of apocalyptic extinction events occurred, wiping out the dinosaurs and signaling the start of a new era. The Cenozoic Era (age of mammals) has been split into seven sections called epochs with the final epoch being called the Holocene epoch, which brought forth a new ecosystem that harbored humanity. To conclude the eras that occurred previously, there have been five apocalyptic extinction events that occur roughly every 100 million year,…

you want to see a large dinosaur, then you are reading the right page. The Triceratops is about 9.5 to 9.8 feet tall and 30 feet long. This dinosaur was found by paleontologists in 1887. The Latin name for this dinosaur is Triceratops, it means "three horned face." The man that named the triceratops was Othniel Marsh. There is a ton of cool facts about this ginormous dinosaur. This dinosaur can weigh from 13,000 to 25,000 thousand pounds. The Triceratops dinosaur can get to be…

Alicia Shull 10-19-15 Endothermy in Bipedal Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are an extinct species that have been fascinating paleontologist’s, and impressing those with recreational interest for centuries. One of the many mysteries associated with dinosaurs is whether or not they were endothermic, exothermic, or a combination of both. It is important to distinguish whether or not dinosaurs were endothermic or exothermic because the determination plays a role in the reconstruction of their ecology. This is…

Rattlesnakes are native species to the America’s southwest with lifespans ranging from 20-30 years. Rattlesnakes have 32 different species, and 83 different subspecies split into genera Crotalus and Sistrurus. Habitats that these snakes live in are very versatile, and their diets includes small mammals and reptiles. They have a unique defense mechanism with a rattle on the end of their tails: when threatened these snakes will vibrate their tails causing the buttons to make a rattling sound.…

world are planning to drill core samples from the famous dinosaur asteroid crater, the, to help them in the adventure to study the evolution of life on Earth, as well as how the crater was made. The team will drill 5,000 feet down into the crater, which is thought to be at least 65-million years old, dating back to the start of the extinction of the dinosaurs. Most now believe that the asteroid that caused the crater was the cause of the dinosaur extinction. This adventure to drill into…

Stephen Brusatte explores the theory of avian evolution by tracking the gradual evolution from dinosaur to bird through fossil evidence. Brusatte, a paleontologist from the University of Edinburgh, starts his journey when the Chinese government extended him and Junchang Lü, a famous dinosaur hunter, invitations to inspect a unknown fossil species. At first glance, it resembled any ordinary predatory dinosaur as it possessed a long tail, sharp teeth, and pointy claws, but under closer inspection,…

Which Character Deserves To Be Eaten By A Dinosaur In Jurassic park, there are some characters that need to be killed by a dinosaur. whether quick and painless or slow and agonizing for their lack of ethical behavior Within the book. for example, John hammond, the man who ran the park and wanted to create millions for the live attractions that he specifically wanting rich folk to see. in the novel Jurassic park, it tells the experience ones dream transformed into a literal roaring nightmare.…

The Permian Mass Extinction Introduction There are five major extinctions in history: the Late Devonian, the Ordovician-Silurian, the Permian-Triassic, the Triassic-Jurassic, and the Cretaceous-Tertiary. Known as the Big Five, these extinctions exceeded all others in size and destruction, each killing more than 60% of species from that period. Each one acted as a bottleneck, allowing the survival of only a fraction of the organisms that had been thriving before, from which evolution and life…

did some eat meat, and others eat plants? Why did dinosaurs disappear? There are three main theories that explain dinosaur’s extinction, and they each have crucial evidence to support them. These are the mysteries of the dinosaurs. The extraterrestrial theory, or the asteroid theory, was created by a team of scientists that sought out evidence and came to an astronomical conclusion. They discovered that…

The Cambrian Period was an era filled with a massive explosion of a variety of animals and ecosystems. It was a time where super continent Pannotia no longer existed. During this time period, North America remained above water and was eroded by running water. North American was also on the equator which meant warm climate. The continents were oriented very differently, the east coast of North America faced the south. Activities such as transgression of the sea, and carbonate deposition went on…