Natural Science Forum / Biology / Paleontology / November 2004

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With respect to Archimedes Plutunium's recent posts, it should be
noted that Bramble and Lieberman (2004, Nature 432: 345-352) make the
following statements: "Judged by several criteria, humans perform
remarkably well at endurance running, thanks to a diverse array of

My, my, my, the science of Anthropology is going through the most
exciting moments of its entire history. Before the end of the 21st
century, this science should be about 75% completed and solved with the
remaining 25% to fill in details. The Stonethrowing Theory is the bulk

I m a new person in this discussion groups, and if it's possible, i
need the help of any of you : i wanted to know some paleontology
internet adresses in order to find informations about echinoids
micraster of the cretace (if it's possible in normandie, france)

I've heard people say that dinosaurs were warm blooded,
or that some of them were, or possibly were, or whatever.
If they were, would they have had to set their nests?
Does the platypus set its nest? If not, how does it get the

Leaving appart the AGI impact factor, how would you measure the visibility
of a paleontological journal?
In my opinion, it should be done in terms of number of printed copies or
number of subscribers (libraries + individuals).

Shrimp Juvenile
Juveniles from sea were collected  and kept in all glass tank, latter
on in a plastic box we brought two types of sand ,dividing the box
with two type of sand :one very fine & other crumbles like ,then

I'm looking for
Zoological results based on material from New Britain, New Guinea, Loyalty Islands and elsewhere,
collected during the years 1895, 1896, and 1897
by Arthur Willey.

Hi to all,
I 'd like to know if there were some info abaut a trilobite found in
Marocco; it should be the Ordovician,  Drussia sp. Could someone give me
some info on it or some links?

Marc Verhaegen: