Sentences with phrase «ancient land animals»

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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.

The combing of wild lands with man's few domesticated animals is an exceedingly ancient land use.

«What we found is that we go from soft - bodied ancient aquatic arthropods with no eyes, or at least eyes that don't fossilize well, to suddenly eyes that look like the eyes that we see on insects and land animals today, with basically nothing in between these stages,» says Morehouse.

The newfound remains confirm the connection: The animals» feet and hands closely resemble those of anthracotheres, ancient land - dwelling artiodactyls that were ancestral to hippopotamuses.

He re-told the familiar tale of the evolution of land animals from ancient fish, and then considered the return of various groups of reptiles, birds and mammals to an aquatic existence: ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs, crocodiles, sea - snakes, penguins, whales, dolphins and porpoises, manatees and dugongs, and seals — as well as polar bears, otters and water voles, who hunt in water.

By comparing the V. carteri germ and somatic cell transcriptomes, Matt and Umen found that the somatic cells had more transcripts from young, lineage - specific genes, whereas the germ cells had more transcripts from ancient genes that are similar to those expressed in stem cells from animals and land plants.

For example, an ancient fish with proto - wrists, elbows, and shoulders might be called a missing link between sea creatures and land animals.

Even when the films» stories are set in distant lands and deal with ancient empires, her cleanly organized frames (often filled with carefully spaced plants and animals) and characters» lightness of motion make the fantastical always seem within reach.

The Anangu people of Uluru have been the traditional custodians of this ancient land for many generations, balancing the intricate relationship between people, plants, animals and landscapes.

Taking place in ancient Europe, the game's aesthetics fit the dark times that have fallen upon the land, as Thistle must work to free the Animal Gods and save the world.

RELEASE YOUR INNER BEAST Run through ancient lands, transform your soul into an animal \'s and help your brood defend the Aztec Temple from apocalypse!

Agricultural land increase, Africa devastated, African aid threatened, Africa hit hardest, air pressure changes, Alaska reshaped, allergies increase, Alps melting, Amazon a desert, American dream end, amphibians breeding earlier (or not), ancient forests dramatically changed, animals head for the hills, Antarctic grass flourishes, anxiety, algal blooms, archaeological sites threatened, Arctic bogs melt, Arctic in bloom, Arctic lakes disappear, asthma, Atlantic less salty, Atlantic more salty...

In 1992, a team from the University of New Mexico reported that ancient soils showed extremely high levels of carbon dioxide 440 million years ago, an age of primitive sea life before the advent of land plants and animals.