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The generic name Argentavis is derived from the Latin root argentum, “silver”, after the country of origin, and avis, “bird”, while the specific name magnificens, “magnificent”, refers to its size. In the description, Argentavis was classified as a member of Teratornithidae and was the first described from South America. [3]
Kelly Ripa's elderly dog, Chewie, had a good night! On the Jan. 29 episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, Ripa shared an update on her family's beloved dog, Chewie. Lately, 17-year-old Chewie's ...
Tame, slight physical changes Extinct 1c Carnivora: Domestic ferret (Mustela furo) European polecat (Mustela putorius) 1500 BCE [48] North Africa: hunting, racing, pest control, show, pets Tame, slight physical changes Common in captivity, somewhat common in the wild, feral populations rare 1c Carnivora: Domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata ...
The Instagram account @cactustherescue recently shared a cute video featuring a rescue dog named Cactus who finds comfort and joy in simply being near his human as they work from home. Instagram ...
Just when it seemed like her luck had changed, Zelda, a shelter dog, was returned to the Valley Animal Center in Fresno, California — just three days after being adopted. The two-year-old ...
Mayr et al. (2010) originally put forth the argument of Ksepka (2014) that Argentavis at 7m+ is overestimated, and did so with greater detail, the crux of the matter is that Pelagornis sandersi has a humerus almost twice as long as that of Argentavis and based on Teratornis merriami the skeletal length of each wing of the known Argentavis ...
A young shelter dog recently became the unlikely mentor for an orphaned wolf pup at a zoo in Wichita, Kansas, and the two have since built a bond their human caretakers call the "perfect pairing."
The extant Sirenia comprise two distinct families: Dugongidae (the dugong and the now extinct Steller's sea cow) and Trichechidae (manatees, namely the Amazonian manatee, West Indian manatee, and West African manatee) with a total of four species. [2] The Protosirenidae (Eocene sirenians) and Prorastomidae (terrestrial sirenians) families are ...