Sentences with phrase «for ancient reptiles»

Grzegorz Niedźwiedzki grew up wandering the mountains of central Poland, once a stomping ground for ancient reptiles and amphibians.

This series of images shows the reconstruction process for the ancient reptile species Colobops noviportensis.

Beaufort West lies in what is regarded as the world's richest collecting ground for ancient reptile fossils, and collections have made their way to museums not only in South Africa but also in Europe and the United States.

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The ancient marine reptiles, one illustrated here, most likely swam using their front flippers for power and their back flippers for steering.

Named Kryptodrakon progenitor, or «hidden serpent first - born» for its discovery near the filming site for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the ancient flying reptile lived about 163 million years ago.

Fossil skulls of two ancient, mammal - like reptiles suggest that natural selection for a keener sense of smell was the initial spur behind bigger brains in early mammals, according to a report online today in Science.

Brazilian researchers say the reptiles lived in the humid regions among the ancient desert sand dunes, which served as «oases» for the winged C. dobruskii.

Namibia's Etosha National Park, designated as a game reserve in 1907, is one of Africa's major wildlife sanctuaries.2 It centers around a huge, parched depression of silver - white minerals — the Great White Place or Place of Dry Water for which the park is named.3 This ancient, evaporated lake deposit of salt minerals fills with water only after heavy rains.4 The park harbors more than 100 types of mammals, including rare and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros, black - faced impala, tssesebe, and gemsbok.2 Etosha is also home to more than 300 species of birds and more than 100 species of reptiles.4