Jurassic Period The Jurassic period is the second of the three divisions of the Mesozoic era‚ "The Age of Reptiles." The Jurassic lasted for 64 million years‚ from about 208 to 144 million years ago. Climatic Changes: Widespread deposits of sand in western North America indicate that the region experienced a desert climate during the early Jurassic. Coral reefs and the remains of temperate and subtropical forests around the world provide evidence that the climate became moister and milder
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Have you ever heard of a vicious beast that roams in the depths of lake lochness‚ or a prehistoric creature that survived the meteor shower that destroyed the dinosaurs‚ maybe even you heard of a black hump swimming around in the waters. If you have then you know i am talking about nessie the lochness monster. The Loch Ness monster or Nessie is one of the biggest mysteries of the world. The loch ness monster has an interesting history and there have been many sightings‚ and efforts to find it. But
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The Tyrant lizard king By looking at the title do you know what it is about? The Tyrant Lizard king is actually the nickname of a dinosaur you probably do know which is‚ Tyrannosaurus Rex. The T. Rex was about Forty feet long‚ about fifth teen to twenty feet tall. Although the Tyrannosaurus Rex was big it was not the biggest dinosaur‚ compared to other dinosaurs he was quite small! Unlike what you may think‚ the T. Rex might not have been green; no one knows what color it was. The Tyrannosaurus
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In the movie “The Land that Time Forgot (1975)” we noticed that‚ although some of dinosaurs portrayed had some accuracies to their characteristics‚ most had glaring flaws. The first dinosaur we addressed was the Pterodactylus. The movie accurately portrayed the Pterodactylus because it has a short tail‚ 3 claws per wing and it is only shown during the day. The inaccuracies of the movies Pterodactylus were that it was way too big (was said to have an actual wingspan of around 1 meter)‚ it did not
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For me‚ the obvious pick was the Triceratops. Like the Tyrannasaurus Rex‚ the Triceratops was quite popular in the Jurassic Park films. It was mostly known for its three huge horns and long stretched out neck frill (protecting its neck). Unfortunately‚ the movies and cartoons depicted the Triceratops poorly because it in fact wasn’t capable of charging at larger predators and withstanding the punishment with its skull. Triceratops skulls have been found with Tyrannosaurus Rex toothmarks clearly‚
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Komodo Dragons have undergone an interesting history as they evolved from their reptile ancestors.The giant marine reptile species that lived some 60 million years ago until the end of the age of the dinosaurs. The name Varanus Komodoensis was first given to this dragon reptile by Dutch scientist Peter A Ouwens in 1912. This A large species of lizard found in the Indonesian islands of Komodo‚ Rinca‚ Flores‚ Gili Motang‚ and Padar. An adult Komodo dragon usually weighs around 70 kg (150 lb)‚ although
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Dinosaur Energy Ever since the discovery of the first dinosaur in 1824‚ scientists and laymen alike have been fascinated by the lives of these awe-inspiring prehistoric reptiles. How did they live? What were their insides like? How fast did they go? At the heart of these and many other such questions about these “terrible lizards” is the main controversy: were dinosaurs warm or cold-blooded? This complex scientific issue relates deeply to understanding the biology and lifestyles of these creatures
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Diplodocus is the longest and in fact the largest known to science terrestrial dinosaurs whose complete skeletons have ever been found. In appearance‚ it resembled a lizard brontosaurus‚ but Diplodocus differed from it by a thin S-shaped neck and a long tail with a thin shout end. The first remains of Diplodocus‚ in particular its tail and hind limb bones‚ were discovered in 1877 by Samuel Williston near the town of Canyon City‚ Colorado‚ USA. According to him‚ Otniel Charles Marsh described the
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225 million years ago‚ dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Raptors‚ such as the Velociraptor‚ made known by Jurassic Park‚ were one species of the many dinosaurs that roamed the Earth. Through many films‚ these creatures are portrayed as intelligent‚ savage beasts. However‚ studies may have proved these films wrong. They have shown that there are more types of raptors than the Velociraptor‚ different ways that they hunted their prey‚ and if and how they were able to communicate. Scientists have shown that
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The understanding of the fossil record on the development of ideas in relation to the history of life of Earth has increased rapidly over the past decades due to more discoveries being made and a significant expansion of knowledge of scientists and discovery groups. The common fossil‚ Archaeopteryx‚ is a breed of bird-like dinosaurs which is between feathered dinosaurs and modern birds. As of the 19th and early 21st century‚ Archaeopteryx had been accepted by palaeontologists as the oldest known
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