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Offline LadyVirginia

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three new vertebrate species
« on: November 01, 2013, 02:48:17 PM »
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Sydney (AFP) - An expedition to a remote part of northern Australia has uncovered three new vertebrate species isolated for millions of years, with scientists Monday calling the area a "lost world".

Conrad Hoskin from James Cook University and a National Geographic film crew were dropped by helicopter onto the rugged Cape Melville mountain range on Cape York Peninsula earlier this year and were amazed at what they found.

It included a bizarre looking leaf-tail gecko, a gold-coloured skink -- a type of lizard -- and a brown-spotted, yellow boulder-dwelling frog, none of them ever seen before.

"The top of Cape Melville is a lost world. Finding these new species up there is the discovery of a lifetime -- I'm still amazed and buzzing from it," said Hoskin, a tropical biologist from the Queensland-based university.

"Finding three new, obviously distinct vertebrates would be surprising enough in somewhere poorly explored like New Guinea, let alone in Australia, a country we think we've explored pretty well."


thought this was cool

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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2013, 08:24:52 PM »
They'll have to quickly evacuate Australia to protect the species.
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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2013, 02:06:03 AM »
Oh Gee, I thought this was a post about Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and Mike Lee, as discovering three members of the US Senate with a spine WOULD have been a shock and truly news-worthy.
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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2013, 07:32:20 AM »
Sorry, LV. The temptation was too great. ::hysterical::

It is an interesting find, though. I can't help but wonder how much there is we don't know about this world.
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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2013, 08:27:52 AM »
Quote from: AlanS on November 02, 2013, 07:32:20 AM
Sorry, LV. The temptation was too great. ::hysterical::

It is an interesting find, though. I can't help but wonder how much there is we don't know about this world.

Think of all that's been lost over the years of "civilization". I.E. - Native people knew of many plants that are beneficial to human's health, and those species of vegetation are still there.
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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2013, 07:28:32 PM »
y'all might want to keep your day jobs   ::exitstageleft::
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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2013, 11:38:45 AM »
Wonder how them boulder frog legs taste?

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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2013, 04:59:42 PM »
Quote from: Libertas on November 03, 2013, 11:38:45 AM
Wonder how them boulder frog legs taste?

 ;D

Like chicken!  ::hysterical::
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Re: three new vertebrate species
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2013, 07:07:03 AM »
Quote from: oldcoastie6468 on November 03, 2013, 04:59:42 PM
Quote from: Libertas on November 03, 2013, 11:38:45 AM
Wonder how them boulder frog legs taste?

 ;D

Like chicken!  ::hysterical::

I'll bring the BBQ sauce!   ::danceban::

(I'm thinkin' something tangy!)
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