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‘Bandit-masked’ feathered dinosaur hid from predators using multiple types of camouflage
Researchers have revealed how a small feathered dinosaur used its color patterning, including a bandit mask-like stripe across its eyes, to avoid being detected by its predators and prey. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily
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Types of Mineral Inclusions with Photos
Rainbow Lattice Sunstone from Mud Tank, Northern Territory, Australia. Photo © Kathy Kirk An inclusion is any material that is trapped inside a mineral during its formation. In gemology, an inclusion is a characteristic enclosed within a gemstone, or reaching … Continue reading
Types of agate with photos
Agate is a cryptocrystalline variety of silica, chiefly chalcedony, characterised by its fineness of grain and brightness of color. Cryptocrystalline means that the mineral crystals are so fine that they are only vaguely seen in patterns and fine variations. Name:The … Continue reading
Types of opal with photos
Types of opalphoto: Amazing Geologist page on facebook Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silica (SiO2?nH2O), Because of its amorphous character, it is classed as a mineraloid, unlike crystalline forms of silica, which are classed as minerals. It is … Continue reading
Types of Amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin (not sap), which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. The oldest amber recovered dates to the Upper Carboniferous period (320 million years ago). Types of amber Baltic amber Baltic … Continue reading
Paleontologists discover evidence of new types of dinosaurs in Idaho including Tyrannosaur ancestors
A team of paleontologists has identified several new types of dinosaurs from fossil evidence discovered in eastern Idaho, demonstrating the presence of a much more diverse group of theropods in the area than was previously known. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
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Types of Unconformities
There are three basic types of contacts: (1) depositional contacts, where a sediment layer is deposited over preexisting rock. (2) fault contacts, where two units are juxtaposed by a fracture on which sliding has occurred. (3) intrusive contacts, where one … Continue reading
Marijuana will harm the brain types
IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-90d569a0a64c7dc6a605a7987a43aa9b.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Marijuana danneggerebbe cervello ragazzi” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/wpid-90d569a0a64c7dc6a605a7987a43aa9b.jpg”(ANSAmed) – Rome, December 17 – marijuana smoking during adolescence, when the brain is still under construction, it would create obvious damage to the structures of the brain that regulate … Continue reading