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The discovery and observations of fossils have led us to a lot of conclusions of where modern humans come from (Larsen 2008). Fossils are very significant because they are pieces from the past that provide us with evidence of organisms that were once alive (Larsen 2008). The three hominins that I’ll be comparing are Sahelanthropus tchadensis, the Australopitheicus afarensis, and the Homo neanderthaleasis. This gives us a wide range to compare from really early on to a more recent hominins that…

natural history museum is located at the Fort Hays State University, Kansas in the United States (US). Its exhibits are permanent on the walls; they includes fossils collected mostly in the western US and all over Kansas. The museum also has exhibits of minerals and videos that explain the museum history; and its famous ‘fish within a fish’ fossil collection history included. 2 Exposure to Formaldehyde Formaldehyde (FA) is a gas that is flammable, colourless and has a pungent noticeable odour.…

Shocking local discovery opens doors in paleontology Introduction: It is our pleasure to Introduce you to Surgasaurolus! This small lizard like creature was discovered only three months ago, in our very own town. The creature of the early jurassic period can tell us tons about the past of our planet. As the creature was discovered by Kathrine Surgay, scientists wanted to name it Surgasaur at first, but taken to account its size, settled on Surgasaurolus as the suffix “olus” is used as a…

Varanus komodoensis more commonly known as the Komodo Dragon is a testament to animal adaptation. Based on fossil records, the Varanidae family of lizards appeared around 100 million years ago, during the Cretaceous period. Then, about 3.8 million years ago, the direct ancestor of the Komodo Dragon first evolved on or near Australia. (Hocknull et al. 2009) It was previously thought that the Komodo Dragon evolved in Indonesia. In 1912, Pieter Antonie Ouwens, a Dutch scientist, was the first…

Missouri’s Geology Missouri is home to a wide variety of geological history as well as treasure which can be found throughout the state. From its wonderful variety of caves to the rock columns in the state parks of the south as well as the mines. The soil is as rich in diversity as the plant and animal life, from the north to the south as well as the east to the west. It can be dated back as far as before there was life on this planet and at one time even had an ocean over it. It is truly…

covered in seventy percent water, but the dilemma we face is that only 2.5 percent is drinkable. (UM 2006) Then with there being 7 billion individuals a lot of fossil fuels are being exposed into our air quality. Fossil fuels are the primary cause of this with the making of carbon dioxide. We produce fifty seven percent of carbon dioxide through fossil fuels (EPA 1). By the happening of this, it is resulting in pollution, which puts more strain on this earth in our air,water and land. Chemicals…

1. Short summary of the history At 145 ± 4 to 66 million years (Ma) ago, Cretaceous period was the last period of the Mesozoic Era, right after Jurassic period and followed by the Paleogene period of the Cenozoic Era (International Commission Chart, 2014). 'Creta' in Latin means chalk and this is due to the large amount of calcium carbonate deposited by shells of marine animals thus resulting in large quantities of chalk (American Geological Institute, 1972). The shifting of continents as the…

industrial processes have a high carbon footprint, fossil fuels are by far the biggest contributor to anthropogenic global warming. Therefore, the best way to mitigate the problem is to replace coal and oil with cleaner sources of energy. Solar and wind power are among the most commonly cited solutions, but there is another alternative. Nuclear power, an emission-free and efficient source of energy, should be strongly considered as an alternative to fossil fuels. Nuclear power is often…

This year was a pretty great year because I got to discover the world of high school. Although there were ups and downs overall it was great. Fossil was very welcoming at the beginning of the year. This was the craziest year of school I have ever encountered. Freshman year helped in many ways. I was introduced to a variety of differents things to join because of club rush I got involved. The club I got to take part of this year was DECA (business roleplay). DECA was amazing. Although I didn't…

Five morphological observations were made from looking at the unknown fossil specimen. See the list of the observations that were made. Figure 4 Fossil Cladogram was then redrawn into the lab journal and a prediction was made on the fossil placement on the cladogram based on the observations. Next, an explanation of the reasons for the prediction was then recorded in the lab notebook. The four gene file were then downloaded onto the computer by going to the website listed below. Since the gene…