Dragon's Paradise Lost: Komodo Dragons Most Likely Evolved In Australia, Dispersed To Indonesia

Dragon's Paradise Lost: Komodo Dragons Most Likely Evolved In Australia, Dispersed To Indonesia
sciencedaily ^ | Oct. 1, 2009

Posted on 10/02/2009 4:11:59 PM PDT by JoeProBono

The world's largest living lizard species, the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis), is vulnerable to extinction and yet little is known about its natural history. New research by a team of palaeontologists and archaeologists from Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, who studied fossil evidence from Australia, Timor, Flores, Java and India, shows that Komodo Dragons most likely evolved in Australia and dispersed westward to Indonesia.

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Science
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To: JoeProBono

Bebbeh komodo

21 posted on 10/02/2009 4:52:06 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)

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	Gods Graves Glyphs	Thanks JoeProBono. These critters had better be closely monitored from now on. /rimshot! To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother, and Ernest_at_the_Beach
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22 posted on 10/02/2009 8:27:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)

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23 posted on 10/02/2009 8:32:35 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)

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To: JoeProBono

;’)

24 posted on 10/02/2009 9:56:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)

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To: JoeProBono

Hehe. Love it.

25 posted on 10/02/2009 10:35:03 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/)

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To: JoeProBono

On further reflection, perhaps I was a bit harsh with my comments and uncritical. Sorry.

26 posted on 10/03/2009 9:29:13 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/)

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