Paleontology

According to world famous paleontologist Jack Horner, “Dinosaurs may be extinct from the planet, but they are alive and well in our imaginations. “ Horner’s words illustrate the fact that even though dinosaurs may never come back, they still draw attention in present day. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs breathed, walked, and lived on the face of the Earth. Dinosaurs were the dominant land animals for 160 million years, making them one of the most successful groups of animals ever. They first…

What is the Anthropocene? What is the Anthropocene, and why is it important? According to Paul Robbins, John Hintz, and Sarah A Moore (2014), the Anthropocene is an expression that is occasionally used in order to describe our current geologic epoch. It is said to have started from the time people first started having a control over ecosystems; influencing environmental ecologies all over the world (Robbins, Hintz, & Moore, 2014 p.4). With this definition, it is implied that humans have had a…

Dinosaurs were said to be extinct. Said to be gone two-hundred thirty million years ago. Though, Michael Crichton uses his amazing writing skills and universal theme to bring these ancient animals back to life. In the book Jurassic Park, paleontologists, doctors, lawyers, and two children venture off to Costa Rica to see what elder John Hammond and his money has been up to for the past five years. When they arrive one day they could not believe what they saw. Humongous dinosaurs roaming around…

Lizards belong in a large class of animals called Reptilia, which contains over 8225 species. Reptiles are animals that are ectothermic (cold-blooded) vertebrates that breathe air. Most reptiles are oviparous (egg-laying) animals with the exception of some ovoviviparous (live-bearing) constrictor snakes and vipers, as well as a few lizard species. They are also theropods, vertebrate animals that have four limbs or are descended from animals with four limbs. Deciphering the lizard classification…

In the Spring of 2015, Jason Schein an assistant curator of natural history at the New Jersey State Museum was asked to go to the site of a dinosaur called Suuwassea. Thus far in life, Jason Schein has helped in the excavation of the last long- The Suuwassea dinosaur is categorized as a long tailed sauropod dinosaur that is found in the Upper Jurassic strata of the Morrison Formation. This dinosaur does not have a rich background but it does fill in some evolutionary gaps. The Suuwassea that…

The Paleozoic Era, which lasted from about 542 million years ago to 251 million years ago, was a time when different changes existed on Earth. The era began with the breakup of one supercontinent (Pangea) ,and the formation of another. In addition, plants became common, and the first vertebrate animals populated land. The Paleozoic began with the Cambrian Period about 53 million years best known for leading in an explosion of life on Earth. This Cambrian explosion encompassed the evolution of…

Dinosaurs In The Jurassic Time Period By: David Wallace This project is going to be based on some of the dinosaurs in the Jurassic Time Period and it will give information about that dinosaur as well. Vertebrates taking to the air like the pterosaurs and the first birds. This was the Jurassic Period, 199.6 to 145.5 million years ago, a 54-million-year chunk of the Mesozoic Era. Air, land, or sea, dinosaurs came in all shapes and sizes in many different places around the world. The first…

Hala Murad Essay Questions Set #2 Due: January 26, 2017 Question Number 2: Find an article about the phylogeny of any group of organisms that interest you and write a summary of the article. In a concluding paragraph, explain what you learned by reading the article. The article “Feathered Non- Avian Dinosaurs from North America Provide Insight into Wing Origins” details a discovery that allows the expansion of the phylogeny of feathered non-avians. Remains were found in Canada of bird-like…

Nature’s Own The Tyrannosaurus Rex: History's Greatest Immigrant? IN THE YEAR 1909, the renowned fossil hunter, Barnum Brown, made one the most legendary fossil discoveries of all time, he unearthed the bones of the Tyrannosaurs rex! This discovery Introduce the world Reconstruction of the T. rex type specimen (CM 9380) at the Carnegie Museum of Natural Historyto what is now not only the most popular dinosaur, but arguably the most iconic prehistoric creature known to man today. Just a few…

Factors that lead to the Cambrian explosion and what followed Randy Cheng Cheng.801 ID#: 200357882 Factors that lead to the Cambrian explosion and what followed ID#: 57882 Introduction: The Cambrian explosion is thought of as the time where organisms on Earth started to diversify and form skeletons that could be fossilized. The development of fossils in early organisms is what gave scientists what they needed to start learning about how life really began to evolve. This event is usually…