Feathered dinosaurs

The Wardaman people of northern Australia tell of Utdjungon, a being who lives in the Coalsack nebula by the Southern Cross. He will cast a fiery star to the Earth if laws and traditions are not followed. The falling star will cause the earth to shake and the trees to topple. The Luritja people of Central Australia also tell stories about a fire devil coming down from the Sun, an object that fell to Earth as punishment for breaking sacred law, crashing into Earth and killing everything in the…

powerful eyes for which raptors are known. Specking with the volunteers while observing the cleaning I learned more about the reasons raptors came to the hospital. Injuries resulting from collisions with vehicles, powerlines, bullets, and pesticide exposure are all among the top reasons for admissions. Educating the public about ways to reduce the number of injuries to raptors each year and to improve recognition and response time for injured birds. After the tank was clean they fed the insects…

When comparing the human skeleton and the avian skeleton, there are many differences and similarities between the two. These differences and similarities are demonstrated very prominently in the shoulder girdle and the pelvic girdle. For example, in humans, the clavicle and the sternum articulate directly with each other, while in the avian skeleton, they do not. The clavicles in the human skeleton act as struts for the shoulder and allow the arm to move with the maximum range of movement by…

The novel, Sphere, written by Michael Crichton and published in 1987, is an engrossing story that has many twists and turns. Crichton, author of Jurassic Park, wrote, “I started the story in 1967 as a companion piece to The Andromeda Strain. But then, I didn’t know where to go with it” (1997). Sphere tells the story of multiple scientists who team up to discover the unknown that will defy their imagination, and the tale of the terrifying events that take place. A group of scientists along…

of our pack, Professor George E. Challenger, had been the one that started the whole idea, as he went to South America before. Accompanied by Ed Malone (myself), Lord John Roxton, Professor Summerlee, and 9 other servants, we had set off to find dinosaurs and other primitive species. In harsh and uncharted places, our group survived for many weeks, in the name of science. Their schedule was made like the following: three days up a stream, two days to reach an Indian village, and the remainder…

Dinosaur National Monument ensures an expansive store of fossil bones of animals that lived almost 150 million years prior. The fossils enable us to take in more about these intriguing creatures. Dinosaur National Monument is extraordinary in light of the fact that guests can see fossils uncovered on the bluff face of the Douglass Quarry at the recreation center guest focus. This site gives a standout amongst other previews of Jurassic dinosaurs discovered anyplace on the planet. The quarry was…

Around 543 million years ago the Cambrian Explosion occurred, some say it may represent the most important evolutionary event in the history of life on Earth. The “Cambrian Explosion” refers to the rapid appearance of most major living animal body plans in the fossil record within 20 million years or less. This may seem to be a long period of time but is a relatively short in evolutionary history. This swift change in the fossil record appears to be inconsistent with the ideal of the slow…

extinction of the dinosaurs was gradually over millions of years “both process probably played a role”(DinoBuzz). Most scientists do agree that an asteroid was a factor, it’s also acknowledged thaDinosaurs roamed the earth for 163 million years.(Dinosaur Worlds). They thrived as one of the most successful groups of animals in the history of life on land(PBS). Then, 66 million years ago, the last group of dinosaurs disappeared forever; leaving us with the question - what killed the dinosaurs?…

Strata Essay In the diagram given, fossil "C" is the oldest out of fossil "B" and "A"mane they were all found in sedimentary rock. In between each fossil there were events that occurred that left layers behind, like a volcanic explosion. From this diagram, you can predict the relative ages of each strata and fossil. Before fossil "C", there was volcanic ash, then A layer of sedimentary rock, then more volcanic ash. The volcanic ash shows there were two volcanic irruption's, but they weren't…

Humans May Be The Cause of The Sixth Mass Extinction Where have all the animals gone? Mass extinctions are periods in time where large numbers of species go extinct. Newsela staff claims that "The most famous mass extinction came from space, but the biggest might have been because of carbon dioxide." Scientists predict that humans could be the cause of the 6th mass extinction. Humans burned off ages worth of different types of fossil fuels, because of this the climate has changed. According to…