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Belemnitida (or belemnites) is an extinct order of squid -like cephalopods that existed from the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous. Unlike squid, belemnites had an internal skeleton that made up the cone. The parts are, from the arms-most to the tip: the tongue-shaped pro-ostracum, the conical phragmocone, and the pointy guard.
A Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System ( FACTS) is a family of Power-Electronic based devices designed for use on an Alternating Current (AC) Transmission System to improve and control Power Flow and support Voltage. FACTs devices are alternatives to traditional electric grid solutions and improvements, where building additional ...
An Eskimo family. The history of the family is a branch of social history that concerns the sociocultural evolution of kinship groups from prehistoric to modern times. [1] The family has a universal and basic role in all societies. [2] Research on the history of the family crosses disciplines and cultures, aiming to understand the structure and ...
FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization and website offering genealogical records, education, and software. It is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and is closely connected with the church's Family History Department (FHD). [3] [4] The Family History Department was originally established in 1894, as the ...
Dacosaurus (Sauvage, 1873) is a misspelling of Dakosaurus, and thus a synonym. [4] Dakosaurus andiniensis, meaning "biter lizard from the Andes", was first reported in 1985 from the Neuquén Basin, a very rich fossil bed in the Vaca Muerta, Argentina. However, it was not until 1996 that the binomen Dakosaurus andiniensis was erected. [3]
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A dolmen ( / ˈdɒlmɛn /) or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the Late Neolithic period (4000–3000 BCE) and were sometimes covered with earth or smaller stones to form a tumulus (burial mound).
1921. " Facts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family " (also known as " The White Ape " and simply " Arthur Jermyn ") is a short story in the horror fiction genre, written by American author H. P. Lovecraft in 1920. The themes of the story are tainted ancestry, knowledge that it would be best to remain unaware of, and a reality which ...