POTTER, Robert, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Granville County, near Williamsboro, N.C., about 1800; attended the common schools; midshipman in the United States Navy 1815-1821…
HOLLOW BONESFLIGHTLESS BIRDSCATCHING FISHCLASS: AVES (BIRDS)FIND OUT MOREBirds are endothermic (warm-blooded) animals that have feathers, beaks, and scales on their legs. They lays eggs, which…
DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS FOSSILS FIND OUT MORE
The study of ancient life, known from FOSSILS, is called palaeontology and scientists who work in this field are known as palaeontologists. By…
(Encyclopedia) connective tissue, supportive tissue widely distributed in the body, characterized by large amounts of intercellular substance and relatively few cells. The intercellular material, or…
Fossils are the remains or imprints of prehistoric plants or animals. They are found in sedimentary rock (rock formed from sand and mud), coal, tar, volcanic ash, fossilized tree sap or frozen in…
SKULL GROWTH BONE GROWTH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT IN YOUNG CHILDREN PUBERTY AGEING FIND OUT MORE
The processes of growth and development continue throughout life. They include physical changes,…
When a fossil arrives in a laboratory, it is usually embedded in a chunk of the rock it was found in. The first job for the specially trained technicians, called preparators, is to free the fossil…
1 Preparing the site2 Exposing the fossil3 Mapping the site4 Site map5 Inner dressing6 Plaster field jacketIn the past, dinosaur digs were very different from what they are today. Fragile fossils…
Fossil filmsPetrified woodFossil casts Perfect mouldsSurvivor toothMost fossils are more than 10,000 years old, but many date back to the beginnings of life on Earth. Fossils are formed when animal…
(Encyclopedia) hip, in human anatomy, the joint separating the thigh bone from the pelvis, and the surrounding flesh. The adult hipbone consolidates three bones separate in youth: the ilium, ischium…
