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RIVERSLEIGH FOSSILS — any of numerous assemblages of fossils found at Riversleigh Station, in northwestern Queensland, Australia, which together constitute the richest and …
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FOSSIL — I. ˈfäsəl also ˈfȯs- sometimes -(ˌ)sil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin fossilis, adjective, dug up 1. archaic : a …
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PLANT DISEASE — an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, …
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PALYNOLOGY — scientific discipline concerned with the study of plant pollen and spores and certain microscopic planktonic organisms, in both living and …
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HUMAN EVOLUTION
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GEOLOGIC SCIENCES — the fields of study concerned with the solid Earth. Included are sciences such as mineralogy, geodesy, and stratigraphy. An introduction …
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GEOCHRONOLOGY — scientific study concerned with the sequence of geologic events in the history of the Earth. Geologic history provides a conceptual …
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FOSSIL
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CONODONT — minute toothlike fossil composed of the mineral apatite (calcium phosphate); conodonts are among the most frequently occurring fossils in marine …
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ANIMAL DISEASE
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ALGAE
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: LIFE-SCIENCES
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: LIFE-SCIENCES — BOTANY The politics surrounding the genetic engineering of plants became rancorous in 1999. In many Western European countries, trials of …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: EARTH-AND-SPACE-SCIENCES — Geology and Geochemistry The biosphere, an integral part of Earth's geologic and geochemical cycles, exists in a delicate balance with …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1997: LIFE-SCIENCES
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TRIASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. first period of …
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RAMAPITHECUS — fossil primate genus dating from the Middle and Late Miocene epochs (about 16.6 to 5.3 million years ago). For a …
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PILTDOWN MAN — also called Dawson's dawn man (Eoanthropus dawsoni), proposed species of extinct hominid whose fossil remains, discovered in England in 191012, …
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PEKING MAN — extinct hominid of the species Homo erectus, known from fossils found at Chou-k'ou-tien (Zhoukoudian) cave near Peking. Peking man was …
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ORDOVICIAN PERIOD — interval of geologic time from 505 to 438 million years ago. The second oldest period of the Paleozoic Era, it …
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JURASSIC PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of three …
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HOMO ERECTUS — extinct species of early hominid that, while there is still considerable disagreement on the point, is thought to be the …
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GUNFLINT MICROFOSSILS — assemblage of microscopic fossils uncovered in the Gunflint Iron Formation, a rock layer about two billion years old exposed in …
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GRABAU, AMADEUS WILLIAM — born Jan. 9, 1870, Cedarburgh, Wis., U.S. died March 20, 1946, Peking American geologist and paleontologist, known for his work …
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CHOU-K'OU-TIEN — Pinyin Zhoukoudian archaeological site near the village of Chou-k'ou-tien, 26 miles (42 km) southwest of Peking, China. The site has …
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CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. fifth interval of …
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CAMBRIAN PERIOD — oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era, extending from 540 to 505 million years ago. The rocks that originated during …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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FOSSIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fossil fuel (= a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual …
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