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Saturday, 28 January 2012

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bird porn 

drip | david’s really interesting pages... [10:23:29]  recommend  recommend this post  (3 visits) info
The unfeathered bird has some very impressive artwork - here two pin-up rooks. I can look through the details for ages: the trachea and esophagus, the massive pectorals and the thigh musculature. Wow! Check out the site for duck tongues, ostrich feet and owl ears - there’s something for every fetish. via the birdbooker

And now for something completely different…. 

Dave Hone’s Archosaur Musings [10:08:04]  recommend  recommend this post  (2 visits) info
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It’s…. A digit of the English sauropod Cetiosauriscus. After yesterday’s entry it seemed a good idea to shift subjects a little and this is about as different as I can readily manage at short notice. Sauropods being what they are (an my knowledge of them being what it is) I’m not actually sure if this

Otro nuevo pterosaurio del Jurásico de China: Jianchangnathus 

DinoAstur. Blog sobre La Costa de los Dinosaurios [10:00:48]  recommend  recommend this post  (2 visits) info
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El último número de la revista Historical Biology (24/1, febrero 2012) publica la descripción de un nuevo género y especie de pterosaurio del Jurásico de China: Jianchangnathus robustus. Fotografía y [...]

Partial Ceraurus trilobite from the Verulam fm. 

Views of the Mahantango [09:01:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (2 visits) info
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The first Ceraurus I've ever found was from the Verulam formation and is pictured below. It's not complete but it is enrolled. You can see the stubs of one of the spines which extend from the Pygidium curving [...]

A bit of levity 

Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs [05:32:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (8 visits) info
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A child's drawing of Chasmosaurus, shred on flicker by Kurt Best. Love the description: "Chasmosaurus was a rhinocerosish

I'm ready for my close up, Mr. DeMille! 

Arizona Geology [00:22:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (8 visits) info
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The Microsoft Research film crew has packed up and moved out to get background city shots, after spending all day filming at AZGS. They are preparing a video showcasing how different scientific [...]

Morning Activity At El Hierro Reveals Vigorous 2nd Vent 

Volcano Science And News Blog [09:18:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (2 visits) info
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The activity at El Hierro Volcano has taken an interesting turn. The 2nd large vent to open up has created a strong jacuzzi area and emitted many smoking lava stones (SLS).Views on this morning's webcam [...]

The Other California: A Friday Mystery for Armchair Geologists 

Geotripper [08:02:00]  recommend  recommend this post  (7 visits) info
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Here's a bit of a mystery for a friday night...what do you make of this outcrop? I missed it's significance when I was there looking at it. What do you think it might be? We are in southern California, [...]

Climate News Roundup: Week of 1/22 

State of the Planet [03:34:38]  recommend  recommend this post  (8 visits) info
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Signs of New Life as U.N. Searches for a Climate Accord, New York Times, Jan 24 The recently concluded meeting in Durban, South Africa, which established a new mandate for concluding a binding agreement of [...]

Seeking the Signal in the Noise of Environmental Performance Metrics 

State of the Planet [00:12:09]  recommend  recommend this post  (9 visits) info
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The 2012 Environmental Performance Index is a powerful tool for diagnosing trends not just across countries but over time, too. Consider what we can learn about overfishing, for

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