By Herp News A new fossil that captures both birth and death reveals the earliest ancestors of the giant prehistoric sea predators called ichthyosaurs birthed their babies headfirst, according to a new study. Until now, researchers thought live birth first appeared in marine reptiles after they took to the seas, Motani said. Go to Source […]
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Feb 12
Feb 12
Oldest Sea Monster Babies Found; Fossil Shows Reptiles Had Live Birth
By Herp News The oldest embryos of a dinosaur-era sea reptile show that ichthyosaurs gave birth on land, a surprising discovery. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Ancient reptile birth preserved in fossil
By Herp News Ichthyosaur fossil may show the earliest live birth from an ancient Mesozoic marine reptile, according to a study published February 12, 2014 in PLOS ONE by Ryosuke Motani from the University of California, Davis, and colleagues. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Fossil Shows Pre-Dino Reptile Giving Birth
By Herp News A fossil freezes in time the moment when a reptile that lived before dinosaurs gave birth. Continue reading → Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Relocating ‘nuisance’ animals often unhealthy for wildlife
By Herp News The long-distance relocation of nuisance animals may appear to benefit both people and wildlife, but often the animals end up dead. Research suggests such human/animal conflicts are best solved with short-distance relocations instead. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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Alexandre Birman Shows 'Jungle' Shoe Collection At MoMA (Photos)
By Herp News Brazilian-born shoe designer Alexandre Birman, known for feminine, whimsical shoes crafted in exotic reptile skins, found fitting inspiration in Henri Rousseau's jungle-themed painting The Dream. The painting depicts a reclining nude on a velvet couch (Freud having been the big trend in 1910) dreaming about snakes, lions, exotic birds, a gorilla playing […]
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Obama announces new strategy to tackle wildlife trafficking, including toughening ivory ban
By Herp News Yesterday, the Obama administration announced an ambitious new strategy to help tackle the global illegal wildlife trade, including a near-complete ban on commercial ivory. The new strategy will not only push over a dozen federal agencies to make fighting wildlife trafficking a new priority, but will also focus on reducing demand for […]
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It's a bird… it's a plane… it's a crocodilian?
No, alligators and crocodiles can’t fly, but they can climb trees, suggests research at the University of Tennessee. From Science Daily: Vladimir Dinets, a research assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, is the first to thoroughly study the tree-climbing and -basking behavior. The research is published in the journal Herpetology. Dinets and his colleagues […]
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John Key: 'I'm not a reptile'
By Herp News His office couldn't produce the goods, but Prime Minister John Key is fighting back. Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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UPDATE: New Turtle Beach Xbox One Headsets Will Be in Stores on March 7
By Herp News Turtle Beach, the leading brand in gaming audio, today announced that the company¹s highly anticipated line of Xbox One compatible headsets will be available at retail on March 7 worldwide. The XO Series … Go to Source …read more Read more here: herpetofauna.com No products found. Amazon Auto Links
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