Sentences with phrase «early land animals»

Early land animals likely didn't have precise control over their limbs, and the tail may have compensated for that limitation, helping the animals ascend sandy slopes.

Based on fossil records, scientists have long studied how early land animals may have gotten around.

To answer this question, a team of Danish researchers looked at one of the closest living relatives of early land animals, the African lungfish (Protopterus annectens).

Now paleontologist Neil Shubin — discoverer of the «fishapod» Tiktaalik, whose fins with wrists and elbows illustrate an evolutionary transition between ancient fish and early land animals — leads a lively jaunt through the human body to get us in touch with our fishy (not to mention buggy, wormy, and yeasty) extended family.

Not exact matches

Some notable examples are the transitions from reptile to mammal, from land animal to early whale, and from early ape to human

Warm - bloodedness in land animals could have developed in evolution much earlier than previously thought.

The story began in the early 1990s, when Chinese researchers began unearthing intriguing land animals: first a primitive toothed bird, then a more advanced one.

They appeared during the Late Carboniferous and reached their acme in the early part of the Permian, remaining the dominant land animals for many millions of years.

The intact fossil of a new scorpion species shows that the animals could have evolved for life on land earlier than thought

In the early evening hours, the scientists also observed mosquitoes landing on the animals» exposed dorsal fins for a meal.

Despite its seemingly precocious abilities, Ichthyostega went extinct, and its method of locomotion vanished for 100 million years, suggesting that there may be other, yet unknown ways that early animals made their way onto land.

Taken together, these results suggest that early terrestrial animals may have been able to hear sounds when they first stepped onto land, aiding by their newly formed lungs.

By about 520 million years ago, though, early animals were spending some time on land — reducing the chances of jellyfish becoming fossils.

Early land plants had already started leaking oxygen into the atmosphere, creating soils and providing food and shelter for animals, and the evolution of trees upped the pace of change.

Before the dinosaurs, around 260 million years ago, a group of early mammal relatives called dicynodonts were the most abundant vertebrate land animals.

Of course, based on the early buzz, it seems to have paid off, because even if the film doesn't dominate in the major award categories, it's sure to land a few technical awards for the stunning visuals and incredible animal effects.

The Humane Society of Lake County needs about $ 5,000 to open an animal shelter on 5.5 acres of land donated by two local residents.Board member Lois Lanius said the Humane Society members realized earlier this year that they can no longer afford to shelter abused animals unless they can open their own shelter.

Early 19th - century explorers all reported a land rich in fantastic animals, ice - capped volcanoes and impenetrable Amazonian jungles, but few visitors followed in their footsteps.

At the same time, Nintendo's hit life simulators Animal Crossing and Tomodachi Life prove that performing mundane everyday tasks could be quite addicting, so we'll see how Miitomo shakes out when it lands on our phones early next year.

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a) Early anthropogenic effects from land - use and animal husbandry, starting thousands of years ago: long term, relatively smooth additions of anthropogenic CH2 / CH4.