Sentences with phrase «more complete skeleton»

The researchers believe these bones, which were thought to be the limbs of land - dwelling dinosaurs, may be other giant ichthyosaur jawbone fragments, but it's hard to know for sure until a more complete skeleton turns up.

«We hope to find a more complete skeleton of Albertavenator in the future, as this would tell us so much more about this fascinating animal.»

The idea was first challenged about 10 years ago with the discovery of more complete skeletons, including a honey - badger - sized predator of baby dinosaurs, and a beaver - like fish - eater called Castorocauda.

Discoveries in more recent years of more complete skeletons in rare fossil beds that preserve exceptional details first challenged this idea about 10 years ago.

Not exact matches

Fossil hunter Mary Anning's 1823 discovery of the first complete plesiosaur skeleton led to more than 190 years of arguing.

In some instances, an isolated fin of an Ichthyosaurus had been added to a Protoichthyosaurus skeleton to make it appear more complete, which led to the genuine differences being missed.

Last September, zoologist Marcelo Sánchez - Villagra of the University of Tübingen in Germany unveiled the «exceptionally complete skeleton» of an 8 - million - year - old swampland forager that was by far the largest rodent ever known: roughly nine feet long and more than 1,500 pounds.

This type of work is essential to discover more about ancient communities when the complete skeletons of individuals are not available.

Though there is no complete skeleton for X-woman, her lineage could mean she is related to any number of more complete specimens recovered in Asia that don't neatly fit human or Neanderthal body patterns, says Stringer.

Several more bones from this species have been found in Ethiopia, including the famed «Lucy,» a nearly complete A. afarensis skeleton found in Hadar.

Discoveries of more - complete skeletons, particularly in China, are now revealing that early mammals were more successful and diverse than anyone had suspected.

This plate, showing a skeleton from the right side, proves to be the hitherto unknown and much more complete counterpart of the Wyoming Plate B. Careful study and comparison of the new and more complete plate indicates that the specimen can not belong to Godinotia neglectus (see below).

An impressive shot establishing Pumpkinhead as he strides into the skeleton of an old, broken - down church in blue half - light suggests more than the triumph of practical effects on a low budget and tight shooting schedule: it suggests that the film's simplicity could — should — be read as pagan folktale, complete with cautionary spiel, brutal exposition, and a surprisingly strong moral grounding.

Because the ideal rivers for cave tubing are located deep in the jungle, many participants enjoy combining cave tubing with other complementary activities including zip lining through the canopy or spelunking one of the many sacred caves in the country, including ATM (Actun Tunichil Muknal) Cave that still hosts the complete skeletons of young children sacrificed to Maya gods more than 1,000 years ago.