Sentences with phrase «between ancient fish»

December 8, 2011 Tiktaalik discovery among National Geographic's top grants Neil Shubin's 2004 discovery of the pivotal fossil Tiktaalik roseae, a transitional species between ancient fish and the first limbed animals, is among 10 projects selected for their historical significance as part of the National Geographic celebration of the magazine's first 10,000 grants.

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

Well - preserved fossils of an ancient fish called Psaroepis romeri reveal that this 20 - centimeter - long minipredator, which prowled the seas between 410 million and 415 million years ago, had enamel in its scales and its skull — but not its teeth, according to a paper by Ahlberg and colleagues in the 24 September issue of Nature.

Scientists have resurrected an ancient gene that can jump between chromosomes in the cells of zebra fish, salmon, and humans.

«Similarities found between how ancient and modern fish survived youth: Belgian site is first evidence of shared armored fish «nursery».»

Looking like a cross between a fish and a dolphin, ichthyosaurs thrived throughout the reign of the dinosaurs, and since their remains are regularly dug up across Europe and the UK, they're among the most well - understood ancient creatures.

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

Historically, Chabil Mar — Mayan for «Beautiful Sea» — is nestled between a Garifuna settlement and former Creole fishing village of Placencia and in close proximity to ancient Maya ruins, rainforests, jungles and some of the best scuba and deep - water diving in Central America.

Historically, Chabil Mar — Maya for «Beautiful Sea» — is nestled between a Garifuna settlement and the former Creole fishing village of Placencia and in close proximity to ancient Maya ruins, rainforests, jungles and some of the best scuba and deep - water diving in the Western Hemisphere.

Chabil Mar — Mayan for «Beautiful Sea» — is nestled between a Garifuna settlement and the former Creole fishing village of Placencia and in close proximity to ancient Mayan ruins, rainforests, jungles and some of the best scuba and deep - water diving in the Eastern Hemisphere.