The giraffe and its cousin the okapai have a long history on our planet Earth. Fossils of the Giraffidae family go all the way back to the Oligocene (38-26...
This excerpt from Palaeos Vertebrates gives a descriptive analysis of the bones of Archaeopteryx fossil specimens. It says: "Pigeon-sized extremely primitive...
Archaeopteryx lived around 150 million years ago, which was during the Jurassic period. The first Archaeopteryx fossil to be discovered was a feather. It was...
In the 2000 Geodiversitas article on the Vieux Collage snake fossils, Ivanov also mentions remains of Naja cf. romani. This is an exinct cobra species thar...
In this posting, I will quote the text of a paper that I wrote for a course on archaeology of South India. I took this course at the University of Texas at...
Zurvanism was a heretical form of Zoroastrianism. It is thought to have begun in the Achaemenid period and existed during the time of the Arsacid (Parthian)...
Lesothosaurus diagnosticus was a species of dinosaurs that lived 208-200 million years ago, which was during the late part of the Triassic period and the very...
Ivanov also discusses Viperinae A, a fossil specimen that consists of 12 trunk vertebrae. He says: The vertebrae belong to the family Viperidae and to the...
The music of the spheres are the harmonics and communication between the planets. Planets talk to each other just like whales. What's the big deal you say? ...
Desmatosuchus was a species of reptiles that lived about 230 million years ago, which was during the Triassic period. It walked on four legs and was a plant...
Stagonolepis was a genus of reptiles that lived during the Triassic period. It was in the Stagonolepidae family. The genus Desmatosuchus was also a member of...
Dear all, I'm currently interested in the origins of the death concept in human society and am looking to primatology for some answers. Could anyone address...
Monitor lizards are of the family Varanidae. A very well known monitor lizard is the Komodo Dragon of the East Indies. The species name of the Komodo dragon is...
This story was sent to you by: Neal Robbins ... Scientists Unveil Fossilized Crocodile ... By PETER MUELLO Associated Press Writer February 17, 2005, 3:02 PM...
This is an article on a rabbit fossil. Neal Robbins Here's something from HealthScout that Neal Robbins (ctn47496@...) asked us to alert you to: To see...
Ardashir I was the founder and first king of the Sassanid (also called Sassanian) dynasty of Iran. Ardashir ruled from 226 A.D. to 240 A.D. He was the son of a...
Alexander Severus planned his campaign in terms of a three pronged invasion. One army was to march through Armenia and enter Media (a part of Persia) from...
Shapur I was the second ruler of the Sassanid (also called Sassanian) dynasty of Persia. He came to power in 241 A.D. when his father Ardashir I died. Shapur I...
Photographs of Sassanid coins can be seen on this website: http://www.livius.org/sao-sd/sassanids/sassanid_kings.html Neal Robbins ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
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This story was sent to you by: Neal Robbins ... Human fossils dated to 195,000 years ... BY BRYN NELSON STAFF WRITER February 16, 2005, 3:56 PM EST Our debut...
Crustaceans have been around for an extremely long time. The oldest Crustacean fossil found so far dates to 511 million years ago. It is 1/2 mm. long and has...
Some phtpgraphs of Carpopenaeus fossils can be seen on this website: http://www.buriedtreasurefossils.com/shrimp.htm Neal Robbins ... Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!...
Mionatrix diatomus was a species of snakes that lived during the Miocene period (26-7 million years ago). It was of the family called Colubridae. The majority...
Manchurosuchus splendens was a species of reptiles that lived during the early Cretaceous. It had this taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class:...
A photograph of a Manchurosuchus can be seen on this website: http://fossilmall.com/EDCOPE_Enterprises/Dinosaur_and_Reptile/CF004/CF004.htm As is noted on the...
Two noted French paleontologists wrote an article on snakes of the Cretaceous. These are the authors and title: [Note - The Cenomanian was 99.6 - 93.5 million...
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