As I mentioned in a previous message, An Duong was a Chinese general who conquered much of Vietnam. He thus established a state that he could rule. He had the...
This story comes from Native American folklore. It is a tale told by the Algonquins. The name of it is "How a Wife Became a Sheldrake Duck". Long ago, in the...
Conus gloriamaris is a gastropod species that is rarely seen. It is often referred to as the "glory of the seas cone". This species is a member of a genus...
A photograph of a shell of the marine gastropod Conus gloriamaris can be seen on this link: http://www.oceanlight.com/spotlight.php?img=08727 Neal Robbins P.S....
This is a story of Native American folklore. It is a tale told by the people of the Seneca tribe. The name of it is "Brother and Sister Pursued by a...
The Bura culture lasted for a long time, from the 1st to the 16th centuries A.D. It was located in Niger. Archaeologists have excavated sites of it, including...
These links have photographs of artifacts of the Bura culture in Niger: http://www.ryannwillis.com/pics/buraheadfront.jpg A figure. It is dated to the 14th...
Eusmilus was a genus of cats that lived in the Eocene (54-38 million years ago) and the Oligocene (38-26 million years ago). This genus originated in Europe...
A replica of a Eusmilus sicarius skull can be seen on this link: http://www.boneclones.com/images/cb-07_web-lg.jpg Neal Robbins ... Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus...
An additional piece of artwork portraying Eusmilus can be seen on this link: http://critters.pixel-shack.com/WebImages/crittersgallery/Eusmilus.jpg Neal...
As I mentioned in another message, Eusmilus was of the cat family called Nimravidae. Some taxonomies list it as a subfamily. Others categorize it as being a...
An article by Gareth Dyke tells about some water birds of the Eocene in England. This article was published by the American Museum of Natural History in New...
The kingdom of Benin flourished in West Africa froom the 14th to the 19th century A.D. It included portions of the present day countries of Nigeria and Benin....
One of the finest critiques of Darwin is Jacques Barzun’s Darwin, Marx, Wagner (Doubleday, 1942 [sic!]). His work has a clarity that has been lost in the ...
This is a story of Native American folklore. The name of it is "Sacred Otter". It is a tale told by the Blackfoot tribe. A group of Blackfoot braves did some...
Neal May I post your story of Sacred Otter on my own e-Group, which is listed under "Shamanism", named "In Search of the True Self." I believe our members...
Yes, go ahead and post it. Post any of my messages that you like. I'm glad for them to be shared with other groups on the internet. One lesson is that getting...
Noasaurus leali was a dinosaur species that lived about 73 million years ago, which was during the late Cretaceous. Bonaparte and Powell named this species in...
The Torpedo genus of rays still exists. It is an extremely old genus; fossil species of it date as far back as the Paleocene period (65-54 million years ago). ...
A fossil tooth of Torpedo dormaalensis can be seen on this link: [Note - The site is designated as one of shark fossil teeth, but Torpedo dormaalensis is...
There are over 40 living species of the genus Torpedo. They are known as electric rays because of their ability to deliver an electric shock. This serves well...
A photograph of the electric ray Torpedo nobiliana can be seen on this link: http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/photo.asp?item=tornob Neal Robbins ... Relax....
This is a story of Native American folklore. It is a tale told by the Micmac people. The name of it is "The Mikumwess". A very long time ago, fairies lived in...
Rhynchaeites messenlensis was a bird species of the Eocene (54-38 million years ago). It was an ibis of the family Threskiornithidae and the subfamily...
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