The serpent dreamtime
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Issues concerning the kinds of snakes living in Australia 20 million years agor are examined. Topics include discovered fossil beds, extinct snakes such as the madtsoiids, the biological links to other continents, the aboriginal mythology of rainbow serpents, and the evolution of snakes from lizards that lost their limbs and lengthened their bodies.
Publication Name: Nature Australia
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1324-2598
Year: 2001
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Limestone mosses
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The vegetation of limestone is described, focusing on the moss, liverwort and hornwort types of plant life, known as bryophytes. Topics include the physical characteristics of the plants, moss that grows on limestone and other kinds of rock, and bryophytes of dry and damp climates.
Publication Name: Nature Australia
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1324-2598
Year: 2001
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Vegetarian crocs
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This article describes the behavior and appearance of a new species of crocodile. Topics include muscle structure, tooth formation, and food preference.
Publication Name: Nature Australia
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1324-2598
Year: 2001
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