sábado, 24 de abril de 2010
Intro:
Nobody overcomes the king of the monsters, the formidable Tyrannosaurus rex wich means ''king of the tyrants lizards''.It lived throughout what is now western North America, with a much wider range than other tyrannosaurids. Fossils are found in a variety of rock formations dating to the last three million years of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 68 to 65 million years ago. It was among the last non-avian dinosaurs to exist prior to the Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event.
Appearance:

Fighting:

The Tyrannosaurus rex is very famous because it appears in several stories, films and is an attraction in our culture. Want proof? Well talk to palvra dinosaur to anyone you know and then ask what the first thing he thought, and thought that person will speak at rex, here are some films and games when the rex appear:
In the movie of Steven Spielberg Jurassic Park (1993)
- In the book of Arthur Conan Doyle The lost world (1912)
- In the movie of Steven Spielberg The lost world: jurassic park (1997)
- In the movie of Joe Johnston Jurassic park 3(2001)
- In the game Zoo tycoon: dinosaur digs (2002)
- In the game Zoo tycoon 2: extinct animals (2007)
- In the tv series Jurassic fight club (2008)
sexta-feira, 23 de abril de 2010

Intro:
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter (3 feet) tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb), living on fruit, and nesting on the ground.
The dodo has been extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century.It is commonly used as the archetype of an extinct species because its extinction occurred during recorded human history and was directly attributable to human activity.
The phrase "dead as a dodo" means undoubtedly and unquestionably dead, whilst the phrase "to go the way of the dodo" means to become extinct or obsolete, to fall out of common usage or practice, or to become a thing of the past.
Appearance:
The dodo existed when the cameras didn't. So, for long human beings had to depend upon the paintings and written descriptions of this bird provided by the early naturalists, explorers and t

Extinction:
The dodo birds were perfectly evolved for their environment. What led to their ex

In popular culture:
The dodo became famous just because the book of the Lewis Caroll "Alice in wonderland",but it was not only that, we can see the Dodo in:

- The documentary Extinct (2001)
- Animated short film Porky in wackyland (1938)
- The pc game Zoo tycoon 2 extinct animals (2007)
- The film Alice in wonderland (1951)
- Again in the Tim burton movie Alice in wonderland (2010)
- The book The last dodo (2007)
- Tv commercial 5 alive dancing dodo (2010)
Assinar:
Postagens (Atom)