#geophis

[herpsandbirds]

Rosebelly Earth Snake (Geophis rhodogaster), family Colubridae, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala

photograph by Gabriel Reyes

[saintartemis]

Today, I was delighted to learn that there is a Time Team Drinking game and it is everything I thought it would be.

[pitofneverendingsarcasm]

Just finished Ancient History in the new Ninth Doctor Adventures set. Absolutely love this interpretation of Nine and Benny. It's such a weird one doing anything with Nine before Rose because he had such a coherent arc in that series, but this nails it. He's withdrawn and emotionally not ready to see his friends again while still being energetic and keen to get out into the universe.

[hauntedfalcon]

oh weird, I’ve watched dozens of Time Team episodes and I guess they must go off-camera to sob about mortality and the human condition and dissolve their loveless marriages

[cappurrccino]

I'm not surprised that the class I want to take is popular and I've ended up like 9th on the waitlist, but I am disappointed and selfishly hope people drop off before fall 😅

[wally-b-feed]

Anthony Fineran (B 1981), Arctic Radio Geophys, 2023

[typhlonectes]

Texiguat Earth snake, Geophis damiani, La Liberacion, 1050 m elevation, RVS Texiguat, Honduras

This species is endemic to Texiguat, and this is the third known specimen.

photograph by Josiah Townsend | Flickr CC

[gaykarstaagforever]

"On this episode of Time Team, we're in Mellorca!"

...The hell you say?

I don't think the King owns that.

This is Time Team. You people need to be standing in the rain in a treeless field, arguing about whether that barely-visible ditch Stewart saw on geophys is from a Saxon roundhouse (highly unlikely) or a Medieval pig pen! (More likely. But it's probably just a 19th century drainage ditch filled with chicken bones, and a quarter farthing commemorating Victoria's 17th-and-three-eights birthday.)

[georgegraphys]

i minored in commsci majored in geophys so earlier in my management class we talked about PR, crisis management and those stuffs and we're asked to think about example of good one and bad one from a real life company and i did my slanderclass on a certain f1 team PR and social media divison management.

[procrastinatorrex]

v.

There were dozens of them. Lizzie was reduced to inarticulate noises and waving her utterly unremarkable geophys results whenever someone commented– oh so sweetly– on how unfortunate it was that they couldn’t have identified all these burials a month ago when they’d started the dig. Inside the neat circle marking out Dr. Ambrose’s imaginary island, where they found absolutely nothing on geophys, there was a genuinely staggering number of burials. 

Gwaine was a little wild-eyed when Percy called him over for an update on the skeletons. He had some dirt on his cheek, he didn’t seem to have noticed. He waved the paper he’d been taking notes on. “There’s– I can’t tell you how many individuals we have yet– but it’s a lot. So far we’ve got seven more or less intact pelvic girdles, four of them are distinctly female, two are male and one we’re not sure yet, but I’m thinking male, possibly in late adolescence. In G5, over there,  we have two left femurs that both show pretty much no fusion in the growth plates– We don’t have the mandibles yet, but they must have been young.” 

“This is nothing like the knights they buried on the shore. This is a community.” Leon stared around in amazement as Professor Sur pointed to the nearest burial. “In this area, we’ve got what looks like some dogs, too, we’re pretty sure. I’ve asked Guy about calling in a specialist to see if we can get more information.” The bioarchaeologist grinned, “I do have something you’ll want to see immediately, though.”

Directly in the middle of what was now obviously an island, a huge stone lined burial was being carefully excavated. The contents of the burial were concealed by a miraculously intact lid that someone have carefully engraved with symbols that peeked out under layers of dirt and clay. Even before cleaning and preservation, it was clear that it was a magnificent, labor-intensive burial. 

Fit for a king.  

“He’s done it again.” Percy shook his head. “I can’t believe it. No one is this lucky. There was nothing here to indicate this cemetery.”   

“Dr. Chevalier! Doctor! Come quickly!” The voices came from the treeline, where a team of mostly graduate students were finishing cleaning up and documenting the last of the knight burials they’d been working on most of the summer. 

Percy stepped carefully around the archeaology being uncovered around him and then sprinted across the grass. When he got to the treeline, Nic, his lead grad student, was standing triumphantly with one palm outstretched. “Look!” It was all he needed to say. In his palm there was a small round coin. Most of the surface was obscured by a layer of dirt, and what was visible was badly scuffed, but along one edge the dirt had broken away and a few letters were just visible, stamped into the surface. Wthyr

“Uther” Percy breathed it, barely daring to hope– it was too perfect to be true. Nic was beaming, “it was in the primary burial layer, about a foot away from the remains. It looks like it was dropped when the first of the individuals was interred… it could date these burials.” 

“To the reign of King Uther, or just after, possibly.” Percy carefully indicated the ragged edge of the coin, “See here? It looks like it’s in pretty bad shape, it might have been knocking around in pockets for a while.” Percy shook his head. “That’s impossible.”

Lee came over, wearing dirty coveralls and a huge grin. “I’l be damned, Percy. You were actually on to something– we’re going to have to cover this and come back next season; there’s years of work to be done here.” 

“It’s Ambrose,” Percy shook his head. “Well, he’s going to be pleased.”

“No living with him at all after this,” Lee agreed, laughing, “gotta give it to him, though, he’s a damn wizard.”

Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, & Part 4

[444names]

greek forenames BUT excluding "s"

Achaia Achangena Achra Achrida Aciaddaia Ademeda Ademmathi Adoul Adoxia Aeony Agdikatia Agerina Aggelometa Aggeon Aiana Aidandia Aidoro Ailiorene Ailvandron Aioanni Alanagara Alazahani Alene Alenia Aleodemeda Aleophy Aletra Aletrigel Aliachra Alidometra Aliki Alion Aliotip Aloulla Alycandron Alyvi Amartheni Anagiathen Anaia Anaki Anana Anathene Andane Andimilia Andimon Andra Andre Andrenie Andrion Andromon Andropi Androu Andryia Angel Angeni Anick Anine Anneia Annia Annika Annine Annone Anoniridon Anouki Anouncede Anter Antha Anthanthe Anthargia Anthe Antheni Anthinia Anthiopia Anthon Anthouli Antina Anuilia Aphed Arataki Ardimon Argene Argira Arina Arome Artha Arthene Atamfie Atantimia Atela Atelexxana Ateria Ateven Athailiana Atheofia Atheofoti Atheoria Athocra Atina Atria Auranuelo Barouloe Borgela Caleni Caloe Cargia Chana Channi Chanthera Chara Chare Chargira Charia Chilia China Chrathe Chria Chrideman Chryia Chryma Cledra Clektra Clena Cleneou Clenini Cletzia Clexa Cline Condra Crenia Cymaiana Cyone Damareo Damfie Demia Demma Demon Demotelia Deneoula Denichalo Derena Derinia Diaciantha Dianda Dinama Diothon Diouki Ditra Ditraxia Ditria Donida Doreta Doula Doxinayon Drathaiki Dratheo Efana Effrophi Effroureia Eftea Efthana Eftheo Eftheria Eftiro Ekathe Ekodina Ektaki Ektriaki Elamana Elanthea Elekla Eleofantha Elexi Elexia Eliki Elilana Emalewtea Emedoria Emele Emiana Emilika Emina Eminie Emmara Emone Epana Epani Epathana Ephaikevi Ephila Ephyliani Ereina Eudorenia Eudoura Eugate Euphothi Evagla Evala Evene Evgenni Evgeolou Evgeon Filala Fotine Gapire Geleffie Gelia Geliane Geliki Gelikon Geliniki Genia Geoda Geophi Geophoniki Gioannicli Gioria Giotea Grena Greniki Greoni Grion Hanthia Harodeia Hartip Helefthi Hemanata Hemina Heone Hiandela Hloria Hrina Iakleta Iantia Igone Ilexiana Iline Ilipiotea Ioandre Irilia Irodon Iropi Junced Junichria Kalenine Kalexia Kalia Kateffia Kathia Khlogora Kiania Kodina Koina Kopana Kophara Kricana Kriki Kympi Kyntamelio Kypro Kyria Kyril Kyriora Kyrodomna Kyrouka Lamili Lazanne Lemia Lenteria Leodamia Leofothana Leora Leoraxina Lexana Lexanne Lexanteria Lexia Lexina Lilia Liniterina Loebe Lomiro Lycanthia Lydimiki Maikola Maikon Makia Makila Makon Malene Malexi Managlee Mandiolia Mandorgele Maragdia Marana Marenia Marghi Margioti Marinia Marteria Mathe Matheneo Mathenikia Matthil Mattine Meina Melefthea Melekta Melenicon Melexi Melinola Meloe Metra Metzacha Mileka Milew Milia Mitra Myrila Myrioura Nagelen Nataxi Nathigna Niaciaki Nichria Nicon Niconona Nidou Ninicon Nitra Oditon Odoxi Olane Ophino Opiolaoni Orenia Orgalenia Pamana Pamara Pamfie Pangelia Panni Panon Pantina Parene Paria Paugala Paugel Paula Paulaonia Pauloe Paura Periana Petra Phaidon Phaleantia Phandra Phandrola Pharia Pheni Pheoula Phigna Phille Phimia Phimoreg Phocia Phocleni Phocrino Phylia Phyliki Priophoula Rhenia Rhione Rodomna Rophra Tanaea Tandrone Tangel Tania Tatea Thala Thalene Thalexi Thandro Thanthaia Thanthea Thara Theloe Themiana Thena Thenayiora Thene Thenia Thenichlon Thenne Theola Theonia Theopia Theora Theoulane Thera Therea Thergyrode Theria Therippe Thigalip Thilia Thiophy Thotiria Tiana Timitra Tinerida Toukia Tzanna Vagdithen Valexinia Vandra Vania Vannia Vanthoula Vanthyli Vantiria Xanathele Xandinia Xandra Xangeodo Xenagia Xylioandra Yaggeon Yanate Yannia Yanthe Yantina Yanuili Yiola Zachana Zachra Zachria Zaharagge Zanta Zeleka Zeletrana Zeuagaeli Zeudokimia

[euro-journal-english-news]

A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu

A dehydrated space-weathered skin cloaking the hydrated interior of Ryugu

Pieters, C. M. & Noble, S. K. Space weathering on airless bodies. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 121, 1865–1884 (2016). Article  ADS  Google Scholar  Grier, J. A. & Rivkin, A. S. Airless Bodies of The Inner Solar System (Elsevier, 2019). Reams, D. V. Solar Energetic Particles 2nd edn (Springer, 2021). Grün, E., Zook, H. A., Fechtig, H. & Giese, R. H. Collisional balance of the meteoritic complex.…

[dropsofsciences]

Buckle up - turbulence ahead

What is turbulence in the air? It is without doubt a complex phenomenon that involves erratic air motion and currents. Once a plane is captured in it, it is up for a bumpy ride. Sometimes we can see it at the edge of curly clouds taking apart vapour traces, but sometimes turbulence is invisible to the eye. In that case we are talking about clear air turbulence (CAT). CAT is caused by invisible waves that break in the atmosphere, especially when two layers of air are sliding over each other at different speeds. It is typically found at the crusing altitude (10-12km) of airplanes and at the edges of the jetstream, a current of air that encircles the globe at mid-latitudes and that airplanes ride in order to travel faster. The onboard instruments of planes cannot detect CAT, that is why the passengers and crew are unprotected against it. It is responsible for many minor to severe in-flight accidents yearly. The naked eye may not see the CAT but numerical climate models can capture it. Thanks to modelling studies we can see what the CAT will look like in a warming planet in the future. With the expected warming of the climate, the intensity of CAT will double over mid-latitudes by the period 2050-2080 with an emphasis in the spring months. Therefore, with time, international long-haul aviation travel is set to become more bumpy.

Source: Luke N. Storer, Paul D. Williams, Manoj M. Joshi, Global Response of Clear-Air Turbulence to Climate Change, Geophys. Res. Let. 2017

Image credit: Peter Hoor, imaggeo.egu.eu

[typhlonectes]

A consolidated phylogeny of snail-eating snakes (Serpentes, Dipsadini), with the description of five new species from Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama

Alejandro Arteaga, Abel Batista

Abstract

A molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical snail-eating snakes (tribe Dipsadini Bonaparte, 1838) is presented that includes 60 of the 133 species currently recognized. 

There is morphological and phylogenetic support for four new species of Sibon Fitzinger, 1826 and one of Dipsas Laurenti, 1768, which are described here based on their unique combination of molecular, meristic, and color pattern characteristics. 

Plesiodipsas Harvey et al., 2008 is designated as a junior synonym of Dipsas and additional evidence is presented to support the transfer of the genus Geophis Wagler, 1830 to the tribe Dipsadini. 

Two of the subspecies of S. nebulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) are elevated to full species status. Insight into additional undescribed cryptic diversity within the S. nebulatus species complex is provided. 

Evidence that supports the existence of an undescribed species previously confused with D. temporalis is provided, as well as the first country record of S. ayerbeorum Vera-Pérez, 2019 in Ecuador with a comment on the ontogenetic variation of the latter. 

Finally, photographs of Colombian, Ecuadorian, and Panamanian snail-eating snakes are provided.

Read the paper here:

https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/93601/

[pakakaganobu]

Incr-tcl/tk from the ground up pdf

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[georgegraphys]

geophys fucking me up fuck this major