Selling my level 241
account as I no longer have the time to commit to this game. Hoping someone can continue the domination of this account. I completed entire summer season, obtaining top stones for Kinnarus, Borgian, Zamrok, Nydryr, and the top drag Merkt. This account has had over $3,000 spent on it, placing in the global leaderboard for nearly every event. Currently breeding Garnet eggs, moving to Emerald after 3 more drags, (Avalanche, Zaru, and AA). Stats/pics below, feel free to ask questions.

Attack: 211m
Defense: 55.6m
Medals: approx 20m
All farms at level 42
Storage at 61
Several level 43 towers
TONS of shards saved up!
Over 6 months elite account remaining

Emerald Dragon Stones for:
-Kinnarus (now level 45)
-Borgian (now level 45)
-Aster (now level 45)
-Nydryr (now level 37)
-Zamrok (now level 18, haven't used him much yet)

OBSIDIAN STONE!
-Merkt (now level 41)

This combination of drags has proven more powerful than players well above my level. A proper hit with Borgian or Hauheset and Kinnarus can take bases close to level 400. Enjoy!

All pics at found at this link. Not sure how to post pics on here.add me line loyaltyhonor

We're back at it again with prehistory's weirdest and most wonderful creatures. This time we will be featuring Prolibytherium. This even-toed ungulate lived during the Early Miocene and inhabited North Africa and Middle East and the name of this strange beast means "Before Libya's Beast".

Prolibytherium is a prime example of extreme sexual dimorphism. The first feature you probably noticed were their horns -- or more appropriately, their ossicones. The males had broad, leaf-shaped ossicones that could measure 14 inches in width while the females had slender, horn-like ossicones.
However, as far as taxonomy goes Prolibytherium is an uncertainty... Currently Prolibytherium is described as a climacoceratid (a family that is close to the ancestry of giraffes), but in the past Prolibytherium was described as a palaeomerycid or basal Giraffoidea.

What is an Ossicone?
An ossicone is a horn-like protrusion seen on the heads of giraffes, male okapis, and their extinct relatives. Unlike horns, ossicones aren't made up of living bone they are actually made up of ossified cartilage. Ossicones are also covered in skin and fur; not horny keratin. Antlers on the other hand consist of bone tissue and once mature the skin and fur (called "velvet") is scraped away to reveal the bone.

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Other Weird and Wonderful Creatures:
Weird and Wonderful #1: Opabinia
Weird and Wonderful #2: Hallucigenia
Weird and Wonderful #3: Platybelodon
Weird and Wonderful #4: Yi
Weird and Wonderful #5: Nigersaurus
Weird and Wonderful #6: Pteraspis
Weird and Wonderful #7: Stethacanthus
Weird and Wonderful #8: Kosmoceratops
Weird and Wonderful #9: Charnia
Weird and Wonderful 10: Parasaurolophus
Weird and Wonderful 11: Pterodaustro
Weird and Wonderful 12: Macrauchenia
Weird and Wonderful 13: Einiosaurus
Weird and Wonderful #14: Chalicotherium

Prehistory has shown us a good deal of giants...but what about the birds? Specifically the birds capable of flight? Read this to learn more about a pair of prehistoric big birds.

Discovered in 1980 Argentavis magnificens held the record for the largest flying bird in history. The size and structure of A. magnificens' wings show scientists that this bird mostly flew by soaring and only flapping its wings for short journeys. This bird could have also relied on thermal currents to keep itself in the skies. Scientists have estimated that the minimal flying velocity of A. magnificens' wings of about 25mph (40kmh).
A. magnificens possessed strong and stocky legs; legs strong enough to give the bird a running and jumping start. However, A. magnificens still needed the aid of the wind to takeoff...so the mountains could've been a perfect environment.

Argentavis magnificens:
-Wingspan Max: 7m (22 feet)
-Height: ~1.5 to 2m (about 5 to 6.5 feet)
-Weight: 70-72kg (154-159 lbs)

Pelagornis sandersi:
-Wingspan: ~6.1 to 7.4m (20-24 feet)
-Weight: 22-40kg (48-88 lbs)

In 2014, A. magnificens' record of largest flying bird (in terms of wingspan) was challenged and broken by Pelagornis sandersi. The wingspan of P. sandersi is about double the wingspan of the current largest flying bird, the Wandering albatross (max wingspan of ~3.5m).
P. sandersi had small legs so its takeoff probably consisted of hopping off cliffs. The relatively small body and long wings of this bird coupled with the rising currents from the oceans in which it flew over allowed this prehistoric giant to stay in the air.

There is no doubt that some flying birds have reached some massive sizes throughout prehistory, but even Argentavis and Pelagornis aren't anything special compared to the azhdarchid pterosaurs of the Cretaceous period like Quetzalcoatlus...

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Whenever I see a man with a beard, moustache and glasses, I think, ‘There’s a man who has taken every precaution to avoid people doodling on photographs of him.'

That moment when you listen to the end credit music and you mishear the chant and conclude it sounds like.. "Hey yup we-have-bungled-up-an-idea".

The K-T extinction, abbreviation of Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction, also known as the K-Pg Extinction or the Cretaceous-Paleogene Extinction, was one of the major mass extinctions that marked the end of the dinosaurs. This event wiped out three quarters of all animal species on Earth and many of those species played important roles throughout the Mesozoic Era. Yet out of the "Big 5" mass extinctions this one only ranks #3.

Over the centuries there have been many hypotheses to what caused the K-T extinction. However, only a few have been seriously taken into consideration... Hypotheses such as tectonic drift, increased volcanic activity, widespread disease, outcompeted by mammals, and gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) from a nearby supernova. In 1980 a new theory was proposed by Luis Alvarez and Walter Alvarez that a comet or asteroid struck the planet and triggered a series of events that carried out the mass extinction. This theory has some good credibility to it, but still, even today there are various opinions.

About 66,000,000 years ago a large asteroid 6-9 miles (10-15 kilometers) in diameter struck the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico creating the Chicxulub Crater, an impact crater that is 112 miles (180 km) in diameter and 12 miles (20 km) in depth. The explosive energy of the impact is estimated to be equal to 100 teratons of TNT compared to the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated Tsar Bomba of 50 megatons and "Little Boy" (the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in WWII) of a mere 15 kilotons.

The explosive impact sent megatsumanis across the Gulf of Mexico and onto the North American coasts. The height of these waves could have reached upto 100 meters (330 feet) compared to the 10 meter (33 foot) tall waves produced by the Japan Tsunami in 2011. However, the waves caused by the asteroid's impact could have reached a whopping 3 miles (5 km) high if only the asteroid landed in deep ocean and not a shallow sea like it did.
A massive cloud of super-heated dust, ash, and steam would have immediately spread from the crater. Debris from the asteroid and the direct area shot into the atmosphere by the sheer force of the impact. Upon reentry, the material was heated to incandescence; scorching the Earth's surface and potentially igniting global wildfires. On top of that, the returning ejecta into the atmosphere sent out a powerful pulse of infrared radiation lasting for a few hours -- killing the exposed life. Plus, the astronomical shockwaves from the impact triggered earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions that wrecked havoc across the planet.

Judging by the elliptical shape of the Chicxulub crater, the asteroid struck Earth at an angle of about 30° meaning most of the dust and debris was shot to the northwest. To make things worse, the asteroid struck a region of sulfur-rich carbonate rocks, much of which was vaporized, and threw sulfuric acid aerosols into the stratosphere. This made the rain and ocean waters acidic and the acidification of the oceans killed many marine organisms that built their defensive shells from calcium carbonate. Also, it would have blocked out the sun for months, years, even up to a decade. With little to no sunlight many plants and phytoplankton would not have survived...and with so little to eat the larger herbivores died and soon the carnivores would fall. Scavengers had a bit easier of a time, but after awhile even they began to struggle. Large animals failed to survive the strict conditions and in fact, most animals over 20 pounds did not survive.

Even after this catastrophe life found a way... the planet eventually recovered and the survivors experienced adaptive radiation. Now that the non-avian dinosaurs were gone the mammals were free to do as they pleased and quickly spread across the planet. Birds, fish, and reptiles also underwent adaptive radiation. This is a new beginning. Life after the dinosaurs.

It all starts innocently, mixing chocolate and Rice Krispies, but before you know it you’re adding raisins and marshmallows – it’s a rocky road.

Police arrested two kids yesterday. One was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off.

It's SilverRathiBrachydiosNargacugaSergios
Even though the sound of it
Is something quite atrocious
If you say it loud enough
You'll always sound precocious
SilverRathiBrachydiosNargacugaSergios!

The Cretaceous period is the last period of the Mesozoic era and lasted for 79,000,000 years from the end of the Jurassic to the beginning of the Paleogene Period 66mya.

In the Cretaceous period the supercontinent Pangaea finished breaking up into the seven continents that we know today. However, at the beginning stages of the Cretaceous, Gondwana had yet to break up into Antarctica, South America, Africa, Australia, and Mauritia (the microcontinent containing India and Madagascar). All of this tectonic commotion created both the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Meanwhile, the Atlantic Ocean continued to widen, the Tethys Sea (the sea that separated Laurasia from Gondwana) continued to narrow. The Earth at this time was experiencing a warm climate and because of this underwent high eustatic sea levels thus creating various shallow inland seas. And in North America and Europe shallow inland seas advanced, the most popular being the Western Interior Seaway of North America. Many organisms inhabited these seas and oceans, the most noteworthy being the marine reptiles, ammonites, an abundance of fish, and others.

On land, the dinosaurs continued to rule and some all-time favorites such as Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops made an introduction at the closing of this period. The Cretaceous introduced some new faces as well...new groups of mammals and birds appeared, along with the first flowering plants. Speaking of the evolution of angiosperms, bees also evolved to assist the new flowers. This is a prime example of coevolution.

Unfortunately, about 66 million years ago a massive asteroid, the size of Mount Everest, will strike the planet -- erasing three quarters of all life on Earth.

Facing too many sadness for the past few months, life is really unexpected and vulnerable. So cherish whatever or whoever by your side at this moment, don't wait because the next second is totally unpredictable...

It seems to me that productivity in terms of video game strategy guide and walkthrough creation is directly proportionate to whatever formula you are actively using for what you do. For example the quality of output for a writer is inversely squared to the measure of actual entertainment and/or enjoyment one accumulates from the project currently active. Put another way - you lot are going to find that our most recent project - the Collectibles Guide for Microsoft's Platformer and Action-Adventure jaunt ReCore - is bloody brill!

...I'm scared to death of dentists. I keep thinking that they're not fixing my teeth, but that they... they're, they're hiding things in there. Dog toys, vacuum cleaners, who knows. Who knows?

Here we are, in the Jurassic Period, which is perhaps the most recognizeable geological period to most people.
It is right in the middle of the Mesozoic Era between the Triassic and Cretaceous Periods and lasted for approximately 56 million years; coming to an end about 145,000,000 years ago. Two extinction events took place during this time, however, neither one of them ranks among the "Big Five".
At the beginning of the Jurassic the famous supercontinent, Pangaea, had separated into two landmasses; Laurasia in the north and Gondwana in the south. This continental breakup created more coastlines and turned the land's climates from being arid, like in the Triassic, to humid with lush rainforests.

In terms of fauna, the dinosaurs mushroomed during the Jurassic and are now the dominant lifeforms on land. The scrawny prosauropods of the Triassic evolved into the famed sauropods such as Apatosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Camarasaurus, Diplodocus, and many others.
"Long-neck" dinosaurs weren't the only staples of the Jurassic... Ornithischian like the stegosaurs and ornithopods also played important herbivorous roles. But you cannot have a functional ecosystem without the carnivores, large theropods like Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus would have stalked the landscapes.
The flying reptiles, known as the pterosaurs, continued to evolve as well and at this point in time have complete rule of the skies yet their position would soon be contested by the appearance of the first birds at the end of the Jurassic like Archaeopteryx which evolved from small coelurosaurian dinosaurs.
Meanwhile, the aquatic world primarily consisted of fish and marine reptiles -- most noticeably the ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs and even various marine crocodiles.

The Jurassic flora was also quite different than today... Sometimes you see pictures of dinosaurs like Stegosaurus next to palm trees and flowers, but this is not the case as there were no palm trees nor flowering plants at this time. Instead, the plants mostly consisted of ferns, ginkgoes, bennettitaleans, cycads, and the very common conifers. It is also worth noting that the first true mammals were scurrying amongst the undergrowth at this time, trying their best to elude detection...

(Modern day cycads shown above).