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In fact, Eocene Dorudon atrox is prominently on display in the Museum of Paleontology.
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That video however, had me laughing so hard I peed myself. atrox -
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Very funny review of Bioshock 2007
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So jump on the bandwagon buddy and try it! atrox -
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Halo III is getting some crazy reviews 2007
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I guess i just cant fathom an improvement that would REQUIRE this to be pc only that would not change the fundamental ideas or gameplay of bioshock atrox -
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Very funny review of Bioshock 2007
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The number of snake species totals 62, including pit-vipers (Bothrops atrox), bushmasters (Lachaesis muta), boa constrictors (Boa constrictor), and 23 species of lizards with many gekkos and iguanas (Iguana iguana).
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Western diamondback rattlesnake ( '' Crotalus atrox ''), Baja California, Mexico (Source: Photograph by Gerald and Buff Corsi)
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This find was followed by Andrews of the Natural History Museum, London who in 1905 renamed it Basilosaurus isis on the assumption that it was a dinosaur, and named a second find Dorudon atrox.
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Another species is Dorudon atrox, also found with vestigial hind limb bones, a small whale with a more compact dolphin-like body.
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Specimens from Wadi Al-Hitan are currently displayed in several institutions: 56 specimens, including the type specimens, are preserved in the Cairo Geological Museum; others are held in London, Berlin, Stuttgart and the University of Michigan where there is a complete Dorudon atrox skeletal mount on exhibit.
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I imagine having an extra set of eyes, ears and teeth would have helped against meat eating heavyweights like arctodus simus, homotherium latidens, panthera leo atrox, smilodon fatalis and who knows, maybe even relict populations of titanis walleri.
Telofy commented on the word atrox
“He seated himself on the floor at my feet, not cross-legged (as I would have sat in his place) but squatting in a way that reminded me at first of a dog, then of an atrox or some other great cat.”
—Gene Wolfe, The Urth of the New Sun
October 1, 2008
biocon commented on the word atrox
L. atrox = savage, cruel, fierce, atrocious, harsh, severe, unyielding.
Panthera atrox (American Lion) was one of the North American megafauna that became extinct 10,000-12,000 years ago.
March 30, 2013