English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
Eomaia — Taxobox name = Eomaía fossil range = Early Cretaceous image width = 200px image caption = Eomaia regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia subclassis = Theria infraclassis = Eutheria genus = Eomaia species = E. scansoria binomial =… … Wikipedia
Baleen — or whalebone is the means by which baleen whales feed. These whales do not have teeth, but instead have rows of baleen plates in the upper jaw ndash; flat, flexible plates with frayed edges, arranged in two parallel rows, looking like combs of… … Wikipedia
La Brea Tar Pits — (or Rancho La Brea Tar Pits) are a famous cluster of tar pits located in Hancock Park in the urban heart of Los Angeles, California, United States. Asphalt (colloquially termed tar, which in Spanish is termed brea , see below) has seeped up from… … Wikipedia
Giuseppe Penone — (born April 3 1947, Garessio, Italy) is one of the most important Italian artists. Penone started working professionally in 1968 in the Garessio forest near where he was born. He is the younger member of the Italian movement named Arte Povera ,… … Wikipedia
Sesotho nouns — Notes: *The orthography used in this and related articles is that of South Africa, not Lesotho. For a discussion of the differences between the two see the notes on Sesotho orthography. *Hovering the mouse cursor over most H:title| [ɪ talɪk] |… … Wikipedia
The myth of the plan — infobox Book | name = The Myth Of the Plan: Lessons of Soviet planning experience author = Peter Rutland cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English genre = Politics/Economics publisher = Hutchinson and Co Ltd release date = 1985… … Wikipedia
Dinosaur senses — are difficult subjects of study for paleontologists since soft tissue anatomy rarely fossilizes. Contents 1 Hearing and balance 1.1 Allosaurus 1.2 Carcharodontosaurus saharicus 1.3 Theropods … Wikipedia
fossilize — [[t]fɒ̱sɪlaɪz[/t]] fossilizes, fossilizing, fossilized (in BRIT, also use fossilise) 1) V ERG If the remains of an animal or plant fossilize or are fossilized, they become hard and form fossils, instead of decaying completely. The most important… … English dictionary
fossilize — UK [ˈfɒsəlaɪz] / US [ˈfɑsəlˌaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms fossilize : present tense I/you/we/they fossilize he/she/it fossilizes present participle fossilizing past tense fossilized past participle fossilized to become a fossil… … English dictionary
