Geologist Leonardo Piccini of the University of Florence recently discovered a 20 million year old fossil of a sea cow on the Island province of Palawan. The fossil contained a spine with several ribs embedded in a rock that was found in a cave, above the waters of an underground river. Should we genetically engineer these amazing mammals?
Fossil discovered in a cave on the Island Province of Palawan
There is one more reason for Filipinos to smile. A 20 million year old fossil of a sea cow was discovered in the country recently. This aquatic mammal that was extinct more than 20 million years ago was found embedded in a rock on a cave in the Island Province of Palawan, above the waters of an underground river.
The 20 million year old fossil contained the spine with several ribs
The sea cow fossil contained several ribs and a spine and was found by University of Florence geologist Leonardo Piccini. The geologist has decided not to extract his findings from the rock within which it had been embedded but to find ways of preserving it for further studies.
The last of the sea cows was wiped out in the eighteenth century
The last of the sea cows were wiped out by hunters in the eighteenth century, less than thirty years after their discovery by arctic explorers. These monstrous aquatic mammals could weigh up to 10 metric tons or 22000 pounds with an amazing length of between 9 and 10 meters. The latest discovery has no doubt excited the scientific world.
source : scienceray.com
Fossil discovered in a cave on the Island Province of Palawan
There is one more reason for Filipinos to smile. A 20 million year old fossil of a sea cow was discovered in the country recently. This aquatic mammal that was extinct more than 20 million years ago was found embedded in a rock on a cave in the Island Province of Palawan, above the waters of an underground river.
The 20 million year old fossil contained the spine with several ribs
The sea cow fossil contained several ribs and a spine and was found by University of Florence geologist Leonardo Piccini. The geologist has decided not to extract his findings from the rock within which it had been embedded but to find ways of preserving it for further studies.
The last of the sea cows was wiped out in the eighteenth century
The last of the sea cows were wiped out by hunters in the eighteenth century, less than thirty years after their discovery by arctic explorers. These monstrous aquatic mammals could weigh up to 10 metric tons or 22000 pounds with an amazing length of between 9 and 10 meters. The latest discovery has no doubt excited the scientific world.
source : scienceray.com
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4 Comment:
Amazing discovery, very nice article my friend, keep on update.
@COF ok I'll try to update this blog again
Amazing animal, even this mammals already extinct but we still can learn from this amazing discovery…
@Cerita dan ilmu : I agree with you ...
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