GeoCo Rocks » species http://www.geocoinfestslc.com Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:33:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species http://www.geocoinfestslc.com/a-coast-to-coast-guide-to-endangered-species/ http://www.geocoinfestslc.com/a-coast-to-coast-guide-to-endangered-species/#comments Sat, 21 May 2011 20:35:11 +0000 http://www.geocoinfestslc.com/a-coast-to-coast-guide-to-endangered-species/ A Coast-to-Coast Guide to Endangered Species
THE whoosh of a surfacing orca and the glower of a mother grizzly still have the power to raise goose bumps; a soaring California condor can yet astonish. But chances to admire many of our wildlife neighbors are becoming increasingly uncommon. Invasive buffelgrass is crowding out saguaros and other native cactuses throughout the Southwest, while melting sea ice is threatening the Pacific walrus …

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Two complete sauropod skulls were found in slabs of Utah sandstone.

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]]> http://www.geocoinfestslc.com/new-species-of-dinosaur-found-in-eastern-utah-rock/feed/ 0 Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species http://www.geocoinfestslc.com/evolutionary-game-of-rock-paper-scissors-may-lead-to-new-species/ http://www.geocoinfestslc.com/evolutionary-game-of-rock-paper-scissors-may-lead-to-new-species/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:07:55 +0000 http://geocoinfestslc.com/evolutionary-game-of-rock-paper-scissors-may-lead-to-new-species/ Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species
( University of California – Santa Cruz ) Morphologically distinct types are often found within species, and biologists have speculated that these “morphs” could be the raw material for speciation. What were once different types of individuals within the same population could eventually evolve into separate species. A new study conducted by researchers at UC Santa Cruz supports this idea.

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