The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 194National Geographic Society., 1998 - Geography |
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... nearly double the length of its body . So well preserved was the creature that Ji could see not only the fine details of its skeleton but also its soft tissue and other body parts that usually do not fossilize . " The fossil looked a ...
... nearly double the length of its body . So well preserved was the creature that Ji could see not only the fine details of its skeleton but also its soft tissue and other body parts that usually do not fossilize . " The fossil looked a ...
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... nearly as old as Archaeopteryx with a practically modern jaw . Hou named the bird Confuciusornis sanctus , which means " sacred Confucius bird . " Since that first fossil was found , hundreds of specimens of Confuciusornis have been ...
... nearly as old as Archaeopteryx with a practically modern jaw . Hou named the bird Confuciusornis sanctus , which means " sacred Confucius bird . " Since that first fossil was found , hundreds of specimens of Confuciusornis have been ...
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... nearly minus 200 ° F , summer days south of the equator can get as hot as 80 ° . Although the diameter of Mars is little more than half that of Earth , its major geological fea- tures dwarf those on our planet . The Martian volcano ...
... nearly minus 200 ° F , summer days south of the equator can get as hot as 80 ° . Although the diameter of Mars is little more than half that of Earth , its major geological fea- tures dwarf those on our planet . The Martian volcano ...
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