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Egg Mountain site [Note 3] Two Medicine Formation: Cretaceous (Campanian) North America: US: Montana: Dinosaurs, particularly eggs and young Wheeler Amphitheater in Millard County, Utah [Note 2] Wheeler Shale: Cambrian: North America: US: Utah: Trilobites [Note 1] Woodbine, Texas [Note 2] Arlington Archosaur Site [Note 3] Woodbine Formation ...
Permian–Triassic extinction event 252 Ma Large igneous province (LIP) eruptions [ 23 ] from the Siberian Traps , [ 24 ] an impact event (the Wilkes Land Crater ), [ 25 ] an Anoxic event , [ 26 ] an Ice age , [ 27 ] or other possible causes
Argentavis is an extinct genus of teratornithid known from three sites in the Epecuén and Andalhualá Formations in central and northwestern Argentina dating to the Late Miocene (Huayquerian). The type species, A. magnificens, is sometimes called the giant teratorn.
Lindworm eggs are said to be laid under the bark of linden trees (Swedish: lind). Once hatched, lindworms slither away and make a home in a pile of rocks. [1] When fully grown, they can become extremely long. To counter this, during hunting they swallow their own tails to become a wheel and roll at extremely high speeds to pursue prey.
Extinct due to destruction of nesting habitat by introduced goats, and predation by cats. [56] Zacatecas Worthen's sparrow: Spizella wortheni browni: Northwest Zacatecas, Mexico Last recorded in 1961. Extinct due to habitat loss to agriculture, overgrazing and erosion by cattle herding, and decline of native herbivores which maintained the bird ...
Category: Lists of extinct animals by location. ... Lists of extinct animals by region (6 P) This page was last edited on 3 November 2024, at 07:36 (UTC). ...
Gastornis is an extinct genus of large, flightless birds that lived during the mid-Paleocene to mid-Eocene epochs of the Paleogene period. Most fossils have been found in Europe, and some species typically referred to the genus are known from North America and Asia.
An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".