Sunday, November 21, 2010

LONDON 2010 - natural history museum - archaeopteryx

LONDON 2010 - natural history museum - archaeopteryx


THE archaeopteryx!!! the first one to ever be found (in solnhofen, germany) and arguably the most controversial fossile in the world - proof for the transition of species just in time to support darwins theory of evolution by natural selection in 1861

Saturday, November 20, 2010

LONDON 2010 - natural history museum - histioteuthis bonellii


Histioteuthis bonellii, the umbrella squid. still alive today (not this particular one who is part of the massive collection of specimens in spirits of the natural history museum)

Anomalocaris

LONDON 2010 - natural history museum - anomalocaris


Anomalocaris, one of the earliest predators on earth, about 500 million years old. surprisingly this efficient design didn't make it till today

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

LONDON 2010 - natural history museum - megazostrodon


Megazostrodon, a tiny mouse-like creature from the jura - one of the first mammals on earth, about 200 million years old. no idea where the MEGA in its name comes from...

Saturday, August 14, 2010

2010 GRUBE MESSEL - Propalaeotherium Messeleunse

2010 GRUBE MESSEL - Propalaeotherium Messeleunse


Friday, July 30, 2010

2010 BASEL - seismosaurus

2010 BASEL - seismosaurus

Monday, March 15, 2010

2010 GALAPAGOS - Isla Isabela

2010 GALAPAGOS - Isla Isabela - marine iguana - Amblyrhynchus cristatus



Monday, March 1, 2010

2010 PUYO - botanical garden

2010 PUYO - botanical garden - orchid - lepanthopsis abbreviata



Wednesday, February 17, 2010

2010 INGAPIRKA - temple of the sun

2010 INGAPIRKA - temple of the sun


Monday, February 15, 2010

2010 ECUADOR - chimborazo

2010 ECUADOR - chimborazo


Friday, February 12, 2010

2010 ECUADOR - Riobamba

2010 ECUADOR - Riobamba - Mountain Hut in Palitahua at Tunguraha volcano


Wednesday, February 10, 2010

2010 ECUADOR - QUITO - botanical garden - orchids

2010 ECUADOR - QUITO - botanical garden - orchids