Paontological Moth: Dinosaur Analysis

A dinosaur has an antorbital fenestra with an open hole hip socket. The definition differs from the term used informally because it helped understand how the dinosaur moved and how they were categorized as species. There are four general characteristics that dinosaurs have as a result of their synapomorphies which are permeated acetabulum, ball-shaped head on proximal femur, the Cnemial crest on the proximial tibia, and an ascending process on astragalus. These four dinosaur synapomorphies are related to vertical limb support.

The Moths by Helena Maria Viramontes is a short story about a relationship between a teenage girl and her abuelita. Although, the title seems unfitting for a story about a loving relationship between family members the significance of the moths, in this story, has a much deeper meaning than one would think. Like many other aspects of the piece, the insects have a symbolic meaning in order to convey the author’s feelings during the time of her grandmother’s death. Throughout the story we see the use of multiple descriptions, settings, as well as dialogue in order to pass a message to the audience. The Moths is not only a story about death and brokenness, but a story about cures and peace. Upon further examination of this narrative, the story presents symbolic attributes about the main characters personalities, descriptions, and religious imagery that tell the story about a cure for brokenness, a rebirth of hope, and coming of age.

Which dinosaur was responsible for the death of the construction worker early in the novel? How is this dinosaur adapted for hunting?

Do you remember the last time you took a bath? A bath filled with bubbles, perhaps with a younger sibling? What about the last time you stood in a bath, holding your dead grandmother, naked as moths came out of her mouth? In the short story “The Moths”, by Helena Maria Viramontes, a young Latina misfit granddaughter matures the moment her grandmother dies. Compared to her relationship with her parents and her siblings, the bond she carried with her Abuelita was special. She found comfort with her after receiving several whippings, broken her arm, puberty and even her first lie. (1) She would gladly help her out with her gardening or cooking, although they hardly spoke, or hardly looked at each other as they worked. Although she was rebellious and callous, human experience is conveyed through magical realism, exemplifying the narrator’s vulnerability towards her grandmother.

From both the title of the chapter and the introduction by Dr. Shubin, this chapter begins with a focus on teeth. Because the function of teeth is to break down food before it enters the esophagus, the different shapes of teeth can represent many different things about the organism it belongs to including what type of eater it was (carnivore, herbivore, or omnivore). Teeth are the hardest tissue (not bone) in the human body and therefore fossilize well. As Dr. Shubin stated in chapter one, there must be many points that permit a fossil to make any kind of scientific conclusion. Obviously, the state of their presence is important, so the fact that teeth preserve well allows for them to be great specimens for analysis. Dr. Shubin and his team analyzed fossilized teeth in areas as different as Nova Scotia and the Arizona desert. Studying different fossils in these diverse regions allowed the team to see that mammalian and reptilian teeth are very different. For example, mammalian teeth differ from organism to organism to fit with the organisms need (Cheetahs that eat only meat will have different teeth than deer who are herbivores) and are replaced only once in the lifetime of the organism while reptilian teeth are usually sharp and are constantly replaced if damaged. These differences allowed scientists to characterize fossils as either a reptile or a mammal. Similar to Tiktaalik discussed in chapter one, the discovery of fossils that were part reptile and part mammal allowed the researchers to see that mammals evolved from reptiles, and further supported the theory of evolution. Further studies yielded even more

For many individuals, life may seem boring and pointless throughout most of their day. They might feel empty at times and question themselves who they really are. Although most of their time is spent doing tasks in their everyday lives, there are those interests in which they look forward to doing. These interests may range depending on the person. It may be watching television for some, playing games for others, or simply spending time with your loved ones in which you enjoy and make you feel like yourself. This was the case for the individual in “The Moths” by Helena Maria Viramontes. She hated being at her house because everyone around her made her seem like she was not the typical girl, so she spent as much time as possible at her

While a theropod “beast-footed” carnivore includes the T. Rex, the ones that likely roamed Wrangel-St.Elias National Park were considerably smaller. The researchers found evidence of a single theropod that was likely a tiny 9 cm long and 7 cm wide due to an impression of the sinusoidal shape. Several ornithopod, medium and large plant-eating dinosaurs, was identified by blunt and rounded digit impressions which are usually 22 cm long and 26 wide. It was the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed this vast region.

The elongated arm bones that support the wing evolved in the first coelurosaur, which probably looked like ornitholestes. As far as we know feathers are unique to birds, but this doesn’t mean that birds are not dinosaurs. Because birds belong to the group called dinosaurs, it follows that birds are feathered dinosaurs. The closest known evolutionary relatives of birds are some of the small carnivorous dinosaurs, such as velociraptor, ornitholestes, and deinonychus. The difference between a Tyrannosaurus Rex and Apatosaurus is that almost everything about Tyrannosaurus Rex indicates enormous power of one of the largest theropod dinosaurs that ever existed. They have a 4-foot-long jaw, 6-inch-long teeth and massive thighbones. It is the largest and most fearsome carnivore of all time. The fossil was originally arranged so that the dinosaur stood

These dinosaurs were discovered in the Shandong peninsula, which is the exact reason for its name. Also discovered in 1973 by a man named Hu. They were known to be the biggest ornithischian. This dinosaur had over 1,000 teeth and though they only used them toward eating plants. They weren’t the fastest but had the ability to sprint in order to get away from predators. They also spent their time traveling in herds in order to stay safe due to predators always on the prowl. These dinosaurs were smart enough to know that they would have strength in number and due to their size. They were known to stand their ground and had the tools to fight but when a large predator came lurking by like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, they knew their best chance of survival was to vacate the area. These massive dinosaurs stood at 25 feet in height, 54 feet in length, and weighs about 15 tons. Shantungosaurus was a very distinct dinosaur, definitely not like any other dinosaur around. But they were able to defend themselves and did so using teamwork and if they couldn’t win they were able to run away. They were able to go on their two legs and sprint. Also they had a tail that was really long and the biggest purpose of this tail was to keep them balanced, though it was thought this tail was used for aquatic reasons but it was later found that this was not the case due to the structure of the tail. The simple fact is we can only know so much about these dinosaurs; we weren’t there, so how could we really know what these dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurs Rex, better known as the T-Rex, which means Tyrant lizard king lived during the late Cretaceous period, about 85 million to 65 million years ago. They were 40 feet long and 20 feet tall and weighed up to 7.5 tons. They were strictly carnivores and used their very sharp teeth to eat other dinosaurs. Fossils were discovered in Western North America and the skull of a T- Rex alone measured up to 1.5m(5ft) long. The also have the record of having the largest tooth of any carnivorous dinosaur found to this day, which is around 30cm (12in) long. When the T-Rex hits around the age of 14 its body size would increase rapidly, putting on around 600kg (1300Ib) a year over the next 4 years.

The Tyrannosaurus, also known as the T-Rex, are some of the biggest carnivores that roamed this planet. A large one would weigh about 6,000 Kilograms. A large T-Rex was 12.3 meters long. It could crush bone with a single bite. It ate the big 3 witch are the Hadrosaurs, Ceratopsians, and Ankylosaurus. In the stereoscopic arc(witch is where both eyes meet) the T-Rex could see 3-D. It’s name means tyrant lizard. The T-Rex was tall but not the tallest carnivorous dinosaur.

In a statement, Dr. Gilbert Price, a vertebrate palaeoecologist expresses his disbelief at having uncovered the find, “Our jaws dropped when we found a tiny fossil from a giant lizard during a two meter deep excavation of one of the Capricorn Caves, near Rockhampton. The bone, which scientists have classified as an “osteoderm,” 0.4-inch (1-centimeter)

There were many variables in the population of the peppered moth, but the main factors is the environment around them. This environment changed severely with the industrial revolution and the pollution from many of the major cities at the time. At first without the effect of the black pollutants, the peppered moths would struggle on white trees they made their homes as they were very visible by predators. This changed when they could easily blend in against the blackened trees, and their lighter cousins started to struggle in this newfound environment providing a surplus of food for the Peppers and they thrived.

The shape of the bones resembles as part of a skeleton of a certain family of dinosaurs even though it can’t be further identified without more of the skeleton.

First, Crichton noted that duckbilled dinosaurs were herbivores which are supported by a trace fossil found in the coal beds of the western North America that indicated footprints with plant fossils (Martin 2006). Furthermore, duckbilled dinosaurs lived in a vegetated environment that they had to consume enough food relative to their body size. Duckbilled dinosaurs had lengthened their skull and smoothed snout to obtain and process more food. The Dilophosaurus was described as two curved crests that extended from the eyes to the nose. The crest created a V shape on the head with red and black stripes on the crests (Crichton, 1990). Based on fossil evidence, the Dilophosaurus had two crests on the head, but there was no indication of the pigment of the crest. Next, the book stated that the T. rex does not bite the prey, instead, it twisted and tore the