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Two-Legged Fossil Indicates Snakes Evolved on Land
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| April 19, 2006
Posted on 04/19/2006 1:23:44 PM PDT by mlc9852
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To: spetznaz
Just wait until they find out that snakes have two male reproductive appendages. They will explain that humans evolved to need only one penile appendage.
To: takeemout
Are these the same guys that say the earth is getting warmer? First off, the Earth is actually getting warmer - it's part of the cyclical nature of the global environment. Its the part about blaming this temperature change on human action that enters the realm of junk science.
And second, who are you referring to as 'the same guys', and what is the relevant connection between global warming and this story?
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:33:31 PM PDT
by
Antonello
(Oh my God, don't shoot the banana!)
To: PatrickHenry
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:33:31 PM PDT
by
dread78645
(Evolution. A dying theory since 1859.)
To: takeemout
I don't know - lol. I just post the articles that look interesting.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:35:49 PM PDT
by
mlc9852
To: capt. norm
Imagine a belly dancer scooting around on the floor without using her arms or legs. Snakes are just better at it.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:36:16 PM PDT
by
manwiththehands
(I'm a single issue voter this year: illegal immigration.)
To: PatrickHenry
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:36:29 PM PDT
by
Junior
(Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
To: Chiapet
I just like arguing - lol. And I have no problem with animals adapting. My only problem is apes to humans.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:37:21 PM PDT
by
mlc9852
To: mlc9852
Upright snakes????? I THINK that was handled in the Garden of Evil!!
To: capt. norm
"Snake transport mechanism still fascinates me and I have never quite been able to figure out how they do it.
"
Here's a great site on snake locomotion. Read it, and you'll understand all the different ways snakes get around:
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~brm2286/locomotn.htm
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:39:02 PM PDT
by
MineralMan
(non-evangelical atheist)
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:39:36 PM PDT
by
evets
(S.o.a.P)
To: ZULU
You mean most animals change the shape of the lens, not the retina, for focusing. The retina stays fixed. And you mean snakes change the position, not the geometry, of the lens in order to focus.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:39:47 PM PDT
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: manwiththehands
Snakes are just better at it.Only a true herpetologist would say that.
Not being one, I'll settle for the belly dancer (as long as she's not a transvestite named Omar).
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:40:06 PM PDT
by
capt. norm
(W.C. Fields: "Hollywood is the gold cap on a tooth that should have been pulled out years ago.")
To: doc30
Uh..
Yes. That was what I was trying to say.
Thanks.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:40:52 PM PDT
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
To: Antonello
My apologies, I forgot the sarcasm tag.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:41:02 PM PDT
by
takeemout
(God Bless Jesse Helms!)
To: spetznaz
Interesting. I learned something new.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:42:18 PM PDT
by
Liberal Classic
(No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
To: doc30
"All other vertebrates focus their eyes by changing the shape of the retina and using eye muscles to do so. Snakes focus their eyes not by changing the shape of the retina, but by moving the lens closer or further from the retina."
Should have said:
"All other vertebrates focus their eyes by changing the shape of the lens and using eye muscles to do so. Snakes focus their eyes not by changing the shape of the lens, but by moving the lens closer or further from the retina."
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:42:30 PM PDT
by
ZULU
(Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, guts, and guns made America great.)
To: mlc9852
A new fossil discovery has revealed the most primitive snake known, a crawling creature with two legs, and it provides new evidence that snakes evolved on land rather than in the sea.
When did they evolve into politicians?
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:43:09 PM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: ZULU
No problem. My job is related to the eye care business.
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:44:21 PM PDT
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: mlc9852
ON NO!!
2 more missing transitional fossils!
To: ARCADIA
"When did they evolve into politicians?"
Way before snakes!
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posted on
04/19/2006 1:46:42 PM PDT
by
mlc9852
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