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The coprolite was found in 1972 beneath the site of what was to become the branch of Lloyds Bank on Pavement in York, and may be the largest example of fossilised human faeces (palaeofaeces) ever found, [2] measuring 20 centimetres (8 in) long and 5 centimetres (2 in) wide.
Plantar warts are often similar to calluses or corns, but can be differentiated by close observation of skin striations. Feet are covered in friction ridges, which are akin to fingerprints of the feet. Friction ridges are disrupted by plantar warts; if the lesion is not a plantar wart, the striations continue across the top layer of the skin.
Genital wart (venereal wart, condyloma acuminatum, verruca acuminata), a wart that occurs on the genitalia. Periungual wart , a cauliflower-like cluster of warts that occurs around the nails. Plantar wart ( verruca , verruca plantaris ), a hard, sometimes painful lump, often with multiple black specks in the center; usually only found on ...
Warts can also spread through fomites, or surfaces where the virus that causes warts can live for a short time, Thompson explains. Examples of fomites are towels, razors and damp shower floors.
Bunodosoma cavernatum is a robust species with a muscular trunk covered with 96 vertical rows of small, rounded, wart-like vesicles. The oral disc is smooth and the approximately 96 tentacles are arranged in five cycles. Each tentacle is of moderate length, smooth and tapering, the inner tentacles being longer than the outer ones.
Rafflesia arnoldii, the world largest flower in Bengkulu - Indonesia. With a flower growing up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, 3–4 m (10–13 ft) in perimeter and 10–12 kg (22–26 lb) in weight, Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's current largest individual flower. They grow in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia.
A giant anaconda species captured recently in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists is the largest to ever be documented, USA TODAY previously reported, and now, there are images showing ...
Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records until her death on 13 November 2012. 1972–2012 (40) Sandy Allen: United States: 232 cm: 7 ft 7.25 in: Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, and the tallest American woman, until her death on 13 August 2008. [158] 1955–2008 (53) Vasiliki Caliandi Greece: 230 cm: 7 ...