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    The Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary, (K-Pg) boundary, and the associated Dinosaur Extinc-tion theories have many precedents and most could be viewed scientifically from certain and known historical accounts. These hypotheses, some more believable than others, can serve a purpose to study current life and potential trends for future evolutionary traits. Evaluating certain aspects of the theory’s within this research, the main focus will be not be on the factual cause of the extinction, but rather…

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    near the equator like now. The Cenozoic Era is divided into two periods, the Paleogene and Neogene which are divided into epochs. The Cenozoic has seen the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs and the rise of mankind. It is marked by the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous period and the end of the Mesozoic Era, and in the later cenozoic age animals were on the brink of extinction because it was getting too warm, and early humankind were already causing the animals…

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    Nectrideans. In terms of the reptiles, the herbivores dominated. Among them were the pareiasaurs, which had a thick armored skin on the dorsal side, pelycosaurs, which was distinct for its large spines at the back, and Coelurosauravus, which had wing-like structures that makes it glide. The growth of herbivory is another reason for plants to diversify given the pressures they are taking from their…

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    THEIR ARE MANY MANY THEORIES ON WHY THE DINOSAURS BECAME EXTINCT THE CAUSE OF THIS MASS EXTINCTION VARIES WIDELY. Some of those theories are that Years ago an asteroid crashed onto Earth’s surface. Mountains formed within minutes. In America, a tsunami hit covering plants and animals, under piles of rubble. Debrie was scattered, The planet was broken down and it stayed that way for years. But the most clear explanation to why the dinosaurs rapidly died out with the Mose scientific evedence is…

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    Case Study Dinosaurs

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    Meghan Lewis Dinosaur Case Study September 25, 2017 Introduction Imagine if after 6 million years of existing on earth, the entire human race died out by the year 3320. Within a mere 1000 years’ all of humanity would be wiped from existence. This was the case with the dinosaurs and many other species living in the Mesozoic-Cenozoic period. 65 million years ago a meteorite roughly 10 km across hit the earth’s surface, and the impact would be a catalyst to the extinction of 75% of the species…

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    Over time there have been many theories as to how the dinosaurs became extinct, some of these include terrestrial stresses (such as lower sea level or global temperature) and radiation (Pasichnyk, 2011), but the 2 theories that have become the most widely accepted as they have the most amount of supporting evidence are the Impact Theory (otherwise known as the Alvarez Hypothesis (Smith, 2005)) and the Volcanic Theory (Pasichnyk, 2011). The Impact Theory states that millions of years ago a comet…

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    Sixty-five million years ago, dinosaurs like the tyrannosaurus rex and the triceratops once roamed the Earth. Suddenly all these great creatures disappeared and it’s not quite sure how they vanished from existence. There are several theories to explain what is known to be the most popular mass extinction of all time. Asteroid The belief that an asteroid struck the planet earth is the most common and most believed theory. This theory has more evidence to back it up than just a giant rock…

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    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…

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    Analyzing Wal-Mart Wal-Mart is a nationwide cooperation that supplies cheap goods, decent pay, and friendly service to consumers all over the nation. The consumers request the items. These items could range from yogurt and lip gloss to clothes and a new flat screen. Whatever our needs/want Walmart always has what we’re looking for, and if it’s not the cheapest they have a program that always you to get that extra money spent back. So to basically some it up, Wal-Mart and Society is equal to…

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    Throughout our lives we are faced with people, object, scenery, and events that we neglect. It is only when these ignored things are bought to our attention that we stop and reflect upon them. In the novel, “If Nobody Speaks or Remarkable Things”, the tragic event that is the main pivot point in the novel takes place on the same day that another, significant yet never mentioned, event occurs. This neglect of mentioning this figure highlights to the reader a significant theme weaved throughout…

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