WHY CONTEXT? When we find fossils, they're often where they've been (in-situ) for MILLIONS of years. Sometimes they're in *THE POSITION* they were when they died, which can tell you SO MUCH about the environment and biology of the animal itself... https://t.co/NgQv7Z9cs8 https://t.co/fUOPK96kS8
Convergent evolution in aquatic tetrapods: insights from an exceptional fossil mosasaur.
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The discussions display a positive and engaged attitude, exemplified by comments praising the fossil's preservation and its role in revealing body plan convergences. Words like 'reveals' and 'insights' underline the tone of discovery and importance, demonstrating that the article's findings resonate with the community's curiosity about evolutionary biology.
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Soft tissue preservation reveals streamlined body plan and crescent-shaped caudal fin in mosasaur. #FossilFriday Lindgren et al 2010 @PLOSONE Convergent Evolution in Aquatic Tetrapods: Insights from an Exceptional Fossil #Mosasaur https://t.co/N3ZrAAfMdr https://t.co/5X1OVnU8aV
@5ZA4oCQDeOOXbTg ということで、Utatsusaurusの尾については、最近のPrognathodonやPlatecarpusの復元のように、逆歪尾型の復元をするのが適切じゃないかと考えています。 【1】https://t.co/b1SVllxtlj 【2】https://t.co/b5HJPZ9urG
#JurassicWorldRebirth is out, so we at SciAnts decided to investigate the JP world science! Today we are focusing on not a dinosaur, but a marine reptile, the mosasaur! Check out our latest #YouTube video for more info! https://t.co/jTS5IpzwXr
【図版引用元】 左 :Lindgren et al. (2010)よりPlatecarpus tympaniticus https://t.co/b1SVllxtlj 右:Lindgren et al. (2010)よりPrognathodon sp. https://t.co/MBiImPgneh
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Evolution Hour 359 continues to explore Mosasaurs, fossil findings, and convergent evolution, highlighting recent studies and debates in paleontology and evolutionary biology.
#JurassicWorldRebirth is out, so we at SciAnts decided to investigate the JP world science! Today we are focusing on not a dinosaur, but a marine reptile, the mosasaur! Check out our latest #YouTube video for more info! #scicomm #stem youtu.be/u-D6bbg82cY
#JurassicWorldRebirth is out, so we at SciAnts decided to investigate the JP world science! Today we are focusing on not a dinosaur, but a marine reptile, the mosasaur! Check out our latest #YouTube video for more info! https://t.co/jTS5IpzwXr
Links now in for yesterday's Evolution Hour https://t.co/oUo7FqXTKS
@ICRscience @shovas https://t.co/LlJ2MimeE7 For the retina they found possibly calcium phosphate crystalized on melanosomes, and the hemoglobin is actually "sufficient amounts of iron and porphyrin-derived compounds suggestive of the presence of hemoglobin decomposition products".
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@CedricRobertso7 @ICRscience Is this the link you’re talking about? https://t.co/S6dvfaZ3Yo
RT @japanfossil: 【図版引用元】 左 :Lindgren et al. (2010)よりPlatecarpus tympaniticus https://t.co/b1SVllxtlj 右:Lindgren et al. (2010)よりPrognathod…
【図版引用元】 左 :Lindgren et al. (2010)よりPlatecarpus tympaniticus https://t.co/b1SVllxtlj 右:Lindgren et al. (2010)よりPrognathodon sp. https://t.co/MBiImPgneh
RT @LadyNaturalist: WHY CONTEXT? When we find fossils, they're often where they've been (in-situ) for MILLIONS of years. Sometimes they're…
RT @LadyNaturalist: WHY CONTEXT? When we find fossils, they're often where they've been (in-situ) for MILLIONS of years. Sometimes they're…
RT @LadyNaturalist: WHY CONTEXT? When we find fossils, they're often where they've been (in-situ) for MILLIONS of years. Sometimes they're…
WHY CONTEXT? When we find fossils, they're often where they've been (in-situ) for MILLIONS of years. Sometimes they're in *THE POSITION* they were when they died, which can tell you SO MUCH about the environment and biology of the animal itself... https://t.co/NgQv7Z9cs8 https://t.co/fUOPK96kS8
RT @japanfossil: @5ZA4oCQDeOOXbTg ということで、Utatsusaurusの尾については、最近のPrognathodonやPlatecarpusの復元のように、逆歪尾型の復元をするのが適切じゃないかと考えています。 【1】https://t.…
RT @japanfossil: @5ZA4oCQDeOOXbTg ということで、Utatsusaurusの尾については、最近のPrognathodonやPlatecarpusの復元のように、逆歪尾型の復元をするのが適切じゃないかと考えています。 【1】https://t.…
RT @japanfossil: @5ZA4oCQDeOOXbTg ということで、Utatsusaurusの尾については、最近のPrognathodonやPlatecarpusの復元のように、逆歪尾型の復元をするのが適切じゃないかと考えています。 【1】https://t.…
@5ZA4oCQDeOOXbTg ということで、Utatsusaurusの尾については、最近のPrognathodonやPlatecarpusの復元のように、逆歪尾型の復元をするのが適切じゃないかと考えています。 【1】https://t.co/b1SVllxtlj 【2】https://t.co/b5HJPZ9urG
RT @VertEvo: Soft tissue preservation reveals streamlined body plan and crescent-shaped caudal fin in mosasaur. #FossilFriday Lindgren et…
RT @VertEvo: Soft tissue preservation reveals streamlined body plan and crescent-shaped caudal fin in mosasaur. #FossilFriday Lindgren et…
Soft tissue preservation reveals streamlined body plan and crescent-shaped caudal fin in mosasaur. #FossilFriday Lindgren et al 2010 @PLOSONE Convergent Evolution in Aquatic Tetrapods: Insights from an Exceptional Fossil #Mosasaur https://t.co/N3ZrAAfMdr https://t.co/5X1OVnU8aV