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Thursday, 11 September 2008
Como ocurre la evolución en los vertebrados
Via Tierra de Dinosarios encontramos un interesante video que recrea la evolución de los vertebrados a través del Fanerozoico. Arranca a principios del Cámbrico, por lo que se deja en el tintero muchos millones de años, y llega hasta el bipedismo.Aunque muestra la evolución como un proceso lineal y en el que se puede interpretar a los humanos como el ser más evolucionado del planeta, no deja de ser una forma sencilla de mostrar algunos de los cambios y adquisiciones más importantes de [...]
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Gomez Farías
Right now, I am on a reserach trip in northeast Mexico – more precisely in the State of Coahuila, which borders Texas at Big Bend. We are visting several sites of palaeontological sites and Gomez Farías is one of them. The rocks we are interested in are of Late Jurassic age. The place is in5 minerals
I saw the original meme about 50 minerals and thought, well that seemed like too much thinking for me right now. When I saw Callan's 5 mineral challenge, I figured I could put a few brain cells into action. [...]Five most important minerals
After the 50 minerals meme Callan from the NOVA Geoblog is asking us what the 5 most important mineral are if we had to explain to a non-geologist. Quartz: Many others already mentioned it. It is one of the [...]Hooray for Gordon
Just thought I'd take the opportunity for that blog title, since there are unlikely to be many more chances. "The government says its aim is to insulate every home in Britain by 2020 - and energy [...]ShakeOut Showcase: Palm Springs Town Hall Meeting
The Desert Sun published an article on their website about The Great California ShakeOut town hall meeting that happened in Palm Springs this Tuesday, November 9, at the Hilton Palm Springs resort. Thousands [...]
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Dinosauria vs. Pseudosuchia - New paper in Science
Very recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the early appearance and diversification of the Dinosauria mainly due to the recognition that there exists strong convergence between early dinosaurs [...]
Gomez Farías
Right now, I am on a reserach trip in northeast Mexico - more precisely in the State of Coahuila, which borders Texas at Big Bend. We are visting several sites of palaeontological sites and Gomez Farías is [...]New Look and Upcoming News
There were some comments made on the vrtpaleo list that the white on black screen was hard on the eyes so I'm trying what is hopefully a more gentle mix. In Triassic news there is a new article coming out [...]Top concepts:
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