At 12:22 PM 5/17/2002 -0700, Edward Hodges wrote: >Fred- The Komodo Dragon wasn't around 65 million years ago, and either >were crocodiles like the ones you see now. They have evolved to become a >more effeciant and smaller predator. So, can you think over any large >Reptiles, that have survived for at least the last 65 million years that >are still the same size? The point is that all large creatures were wiped >out 65 million years ago. It's not clear if the impact killed them, if the >nuclear winter killed them, if they starved, or were wiped out by viruses. >The fact remains that ALL large creatures were wiped from the face of the >earth, with the possible exception of some sea creatures, 65 million years >ago by or from the effects of a large impact. By the way, 10ft., and 25 >ft. are hardly large animals when compared to the large animals that >existed pre-impact.
What about whales? Anyone know when the first whales appear in the fossil record? I seem to remember something about a fossil find in the afghan/pakistan region that was thought to be transitional between whales as we know them and a land bound animal. Don't know the age of the find though. Pakicephalus I think was the name but I am definitely not positive about that. Steven Steven Singletary 54-1224 Dept. Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences M.I.T. Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel - 617.253.6398 Fax - 617.253.7102 ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
