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Samedi 28 mars 2015, à 20h30 précises, 292 monuments se sont éteints à Paris. Au pied de la Tour Eiffel, les Parisiens sont venus nombreux créer symboliquement leur propre énergie en dansant sur un l’energy floor afin de rallumer eux-mêmes le monument emblématique de la capitale.
Crédit photographique © Pascal Chottin / WWF
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Obazoa
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Dipnoi
Order: Ceratodontiformes
Family: Protopteridae
Genus: Protopterus
Species: P. †libycus
Partial skull of Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus at Natural History Museum, London.
Phanourios minor (Desmarest, 1822)
Hippopotamidae
Cetartiodactyla
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Calymene blumenbachii Brongniart, 1822 - fossil trilobite from the Silurian of England.
Trilobites are extinct marine arthropods. They first appear in Lower Cambrian rocks and the entire group went extinct at the end of the Permian. Trilobites had a calcitic exoskeleton and nonmineralizing parts underneath (legs, gills, gut, etc.). The calcite skeleton is most commonly preserved in the fossil record, although soft-part preservation is known in some trilobites (Ex: Burgess Shale and Hunsruck Slate). Trilobites had a head (cephalon), a body of many segments (thorax), and a tail (pygidium). Molts and carcasses usually fell apart quickly - most trilobite fossils are isolated parts of the head (cranidium and free cheeks), individual thoracic segments, or isolated pygidia. The name "trilobite" was introduced in 1771 by Johann Ernst Immanuel Walch and refers to the tripartite division of the trilobite body - it has a central axial lobe that runs longitudinally from the head to the tail, plus two side lobes (pleural lobes).
One of the most famous trilobites is Calymene blumenbachii from Dudley, England. These were first discovered in the 1700s during quarrying of Silurian limestones near the town of Dudley, England. They are nicknamed "Dudley bugs" (pronounced "Doodly Boogs" by locals).
This illustration is from Blumenbach (1800).
Classification: Arthropoda, Trilobita, Polymerida, Calymenidae
Stratigraphy: Much Wenlock Limestone, Homerian Stage, Wenlockkian Series, mid-Silurian
Locality: quarry at Wrens Nest, town of Dudley, England
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Reference cited:
Blumenbach, J.F. 1800. Abbildungen Naturhistorischer Gegenstände, 5tes Heft. Göttingen. Johann Christian Dieterich.
L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival,
Docklands. March 19th, 2011
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Penshurst, home to the extinct volcano Mount Rouse. To the south of the main scoria cone is a deep circular crater with a small lake and shallow crater rimmed with basalt. Past lava flows from Mount Rouse followed shallow, gently sloping river courses, extending at least 60kilometers south. The Mount Rouse summit provides panoramic views of the lava plain and surrounding district.
Echoplex, Los Angeles. August 9th, 2012.
For LA Record: larecord.com/photos/2012/08/11/totally-enormous-extinct-d....
The Australopithecus Afarensis is an extinct hominid who existed over 3 million years ago. During this time, the Earth was undergoing various climate changes. These climate changes took place roughly 7 million years apart from one another, and have been known to cause evolution to occur. The Australopithecus demonstrated various aspects of these evolutions while it existed. Climate changes have lead to the development of bipedalism, which the Australopithecus was able to use. In turn, we know that the hominid was able to use its hands, greatly increasing its survivability and abilities in general. With regards to mobility, the Australopithecus was also able to migrate throughout the continental. If the environment was not suited for the their survivability, they were able to shift to a more favorable area. Also, with the productivity increase with the use of hands, Australopithecus had the option to use tools. However, climate changes also have lead to increases to the cranium, something the Australopithecus did not have. Thus, their use of tools would be quite limited, as well as their communication.When looking at their teeth, they are quite similar to homo sapiens, but they have much few teeth, and look to be quite flat. Meaning, their diet must have been limited to certain foods. The climate plays a drastic effect on food, allowing certain fruits and vegetables to grow in specific locations, as well as providing habitable environments for certain animals. Luckily, the Australopithecus was able to migrate, allowing the species to survive for over a million years. The climate may be what causes species to become extinct, but as the Australopithecus has shown, it also further develops the process of evolution.
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Unikonta
(unranked): Obazoa
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Clade: Sarcopterygii
Class: Dipnoi
Order: Ceratodontiformes
Family: Protopteridae
Genus: Protopterus
Species: P. †crassidens
I could have spent all day just photographing the hood ornaments on the vintage cars. They're so graceful, so stylish... they lend an elegance to the cars that is just missing with today's cars. But the vandals spoiled that, going around breaking hood ornaments off of cars. Add to that the endless cost-cutting in car manufacturing, and that there's no such thing as chrome on cars anymore, and you have an extinct species. I mourn the loss.
Skull of Ninjemys oweni at Galerie de Paleontologie, Paris. A teenage mutant ninja turtle.
Ninjemys oweni (Woodward, 1888)
Meiolaniidae
Testudines
Samedi 28 mars 2015, à 20h30 précises, 292 monuments se sont éteints à Paris. Au pied de la Tour Eiffel, les Parisiens sont venus nombreux créer symboliquement leur propre énergie en dansant sur un l’energy floor afin de rallumer eux-mêmes le monument emblématique de la capitale.
Crédit photographique © Margot L'hermite / WWF