It's been two weeks since the last Boneyard weathered out of the blogosphere. Here's a look at what present excavations have revealed over the past two weeks;
- Carnivorous mammals have evolved saber-teeth many times in the past, but just how they used their teeth to kill prey has been more difficult to ascertain. Nimravid presents a short review of how creatures so equipped may have caught and killed their prey.
- Paleontology isn't only focused on nightmarish creatures that ripped other extinct animals to shreds; the Ethical Palaeontologist reports on an amazing fossil of a Triassic-age leaf from China, although details have yet been difficult to come by.
- Shortly after receiving a PhD in paleontology last year, Marcus Ross revealed that he was a young-earth creationist. This year the #1 scandal has centered around Spencer Lucas and Aetogate. The Lab Lemming asks which of the two you prefer (so far, Ross is beating Lucas hands-down).
- Over at The World We Don't Live In, the Wizard Lizard covers one of my most favorite groups of extinct mammals; the Protoceratids.
- At The Dragon's Tales, Will covers a recent story about falling sea levels at the end of the Cretaceous. Was it climate, or was it tectonics?
- The Everything Dinosaur blog features a concise summary of the Ordovician.
- John Hawks covers the continuing controversy over a potential Younger Dryas impact event.
- The title says it all: "Mad Neanderthal Disease?"
- This past week ReBecca helped welcome "Homer," the juvenile Triceratops, to the Burpee Museum.
- It's a mammal! It's a bird! It's a... stem haematotherm?!
- A new paper came out this week proposing that the minuscule Flores "hobbits" were not a distinct species but rather iodine-deficient humans. Greg and Afarensis smell something funny about the research and explain why it misses the mark.
- Many theropod dinosaurs were covered with feathers, but how feathers evolved in the first place is still a question that needs research. Palaeoblog abstracts some recent research on how the ancestors of Archaeopteryx might have got their downy coats.
- Speaking of feathered dinosaurs, Zach has a critique of a recent NOVA documentary focused on Microraptor
- And last, but not least, Anne-Marie covers some new research into the radiations of ancient bats at Pondering Pikaia.
The next edition of The Boneyard will be unveiled in two weeks at The Dragon's Tales.
[Post-Script: Dinosaurs and the Bible: A Creationist's Fairy Tail is having a giveaway contest in celebration of nearing 100,000 visits. Check out this post for a look at the swag that's up for grabs.]
More like this
When we look at a the data for a population+ often the first thing we do
is look at the mean. But even if we know that the distribution
I love this question:
Why is it warmer in the summer than in the winter (for the Northern hemisphere)?
Go ahead and ask your friends. I suppose they will give one of the following likely answers:
Technorati Tags: ddftw, bozos,
markcc-screwups
Last week we looked at the organ systems involved in regulation and control of body functions: the nervous, sensory, endocrine and circadian systems. This week, we will cover the organ systems that are regulated and controlled.
Thanks for spreading the word about my contest, Laelaps. :)
Hey, the link to Zach's post is missing. It's a really good piece of writing, too!