Triassic

was very warm. Ecologist Peter Mayhew of the University of York in England had said that three big greenhouse phases happened in this time, where the peaks in temperatures uncoincidentally coincided with the mass extinctions following the Permian, Triassic, and mid- Cambrian periods, resulting in symptoms such as a rapid jump in global temperatures, rising sea levels, and ocean acidification, all of which are happening today with human-caused climate change. When pairing the data, shows that…

The Australian Salt-Water Crocodile [Crocodylus porosus] is an ancient group of achosaurs, which first appeared in the fossil record during the Late Triassic; over 200 million years ago. An ancestor of the Salt Water Crocodile, is the Isisfordia duncanii, which originated in Isisford Qld during the Mid Cretaceous period. The Isisfordia duncanii is essentially, the beginning of the lifestyle, known as “semi aquatic ambush predators” and despite being considerably smaller than the average Salt…

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…

How it all began: Creationism vs. Evolutionary Science In our modern society a controversy has risen in the scientific community debating the origin of our world between, whether it was created through millions of years or in the blink of an eye by the All-powerful God. Though the argument has already been won our world did not just happen it was created. Creationism is described as the, “worldview that does not accept the undirected formation and development of life but requires intelligent…

The ichthyosaurs, commonly known as the fish-lizards, were a very unique species that inhabited the oceans of our planet some 250 million years ago. Exactly what are the ichthyosaurs? These are creatures that evolved from a land species into dominate sea carnivores. Many have speculated on exactly what type of land creature the ichthyosaurs originally evolved from. Scientist believe that its origins are definitely reptile and belonged to a group called Diapsida, which includes lizards, dinosaurs…

Section 1: Plate tectonics is the the theory that the outer crust of the earth is cut up into a lot of pieces called plate tectonics. The plate tectonics move around in the mantle. The mantle is the rocky middle layer of our earth it lies right above the core. The plates are very much like a shel going around the earth. The evidence of plate tectonics began as simply circumstantial evidence one example is continental drift which is the theory that all the continents used to be one giant…

Parexocoetus, and Prognichthys. The reason Exocoetidae get the name flying fish is its ability to glide through the air. The oldest fossil that a person has found of Exocoetidae is Potanichthys xingyiensis. The fossil is dated back to the Middle Triassic about 235-242 million years ago. Today flying fish evolved independently from Potanichthys xingyiensis about 66 million years ago. Exocoetidae is marine fish that found in all the oceans,…

HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society Institute of Petroleum Engineering MSc Petroleum Engineering Field Report Student name: Yrysbek Ayaganov Registration number: Mentor’s name: Faisal Zainal Abidin Field name: Wytch Farm 30.10.2015 Whytch Farm Oil Field Introduction The oilfield initially was found near the farm called Wytch, in Dorset, south UK in December 1973, that’s why it carries the name Wytch Farm. It’s the largest…

York a new dinosaur museum opened featuring the newly discovered spinosaurus fossil. The fossil stood nearly 12 metres tall and 20 metres long the biggest yet. Every citizen of New York would visits the museum. In celebration to this a new movie Triassic park was made. Now our story starts with a young dinosaur fanatic named Grant Rex. Ever since he was young he had always loved dinosaurs and watched all the Jurassic park films, even Jurassic park 3. Grant studied dinosaurs for most of his life…

tion Questions Alannah Dodd Period 2 1. Explain the title of the book The Sixth Extinction is a book all about the fact that the earth as we know it has proceeded through 5 “waves” of mass extinctions, and is currently in the middle of yet another wave of mass extinction (the sixth). These “unnatural” occurrences have displayed shocking changes to the variety of species on the globe, hence the title: “The Sixth Extinction, An Unnatural History.” 2. What gave people the idea…