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"Hypuronector is a genus of extinct drepanosaur reptile from the Triassic Period that lived in what is now New Jersey. The etymology of the name translates as "deep-tailed swimmer from the lake", in reference to its assumed aquatic habits hypothesized by its discoverers. Hypuronector was related to the arboreal Megalancosaurus. It was a small animal, estimated to be only long in life. So far dozens of specimens of Hypuronector are known, but despite this, scientists have not found any complete skeletons. This makes attempts to reconstruct Hypuronector's body or lifestyle highly speculative and controversial. Paleobiology Despite their evolutionary relationship, it has been suggested by some scientists that Hypuronector may have had a different ecological niche than other drepanosaurs. It has long been accepted that Megalancosaurus was an arboreal chameleon-like animal. Hypuronector has inversely been suggested to be aquatic due to its deep, paddle-like tail and the fact that its remains were found in an ancient lake bottom. However, several studies on its limb morphology, as well as the rather delicate tail vertebrae without evidence of extensive caudal musculature, rule out an aquatic hypothesis, and it was likely arboreal like other drepanosaurs. Perhaps more extremely, it has been suggested to be a glider or flyer, due to the limb proportions, particularly the elongated forelimbs. These are consistent with an animal with patagia, like a flying squirrel. Hypuronector reconstruction ReferencesExternal links * Hairy Museum of Natural History Category:Drepanosaurs Category:Late Triassic reptiles of North America Category:Animal flight Category:Fossil taxa described in 2001 "
"Charcoal dog biscuit (Winalot Shapes). A charcoal biscuit is a biscuit based on a powdered willow charcoal or activated carbon mixed with ordinary flour, and made into dough with butter, sugar and eggs. History Charcoal biscuits were first made in England in the early 19th century as an antidote to flatulence and stomach trouble. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery, a medical text published in 1856, recommends charcoal biscuits for gastric problems, saying each biscuit contained ten grains (648 mg) of charcoal. Vegetable Charcoal: Its Medicinal and Economic Properties with Practical Remarks on Its Use in Chronic Affections of the Stomach and Bowels, published in 1857, recommends charcoal biscuits as an excellent method of administering charcoal to children. Contemporary forms In modern times charcoal biscuits are made in the form of crackers to accompany cheeses. The biscuits have a slight hint of charcoal taste that is described by some as pleasing. The biscuits have also been marketed as a pet care product to control flatulence in pets, and as aids to digestion or stomach problems in humans. Cultural references In Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh writes of Charles Ryder consuming charcoal biscuits and iced coffee while cramming for exams at Oxford. Ludwig Wittgenstein is said to have eaten very little else while staying in Ireland.Ray Monk, Ludwig Wittgenstein: The Duty of Genius, New York, Penguin, 1990, p. 522. Several of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books mention charcoal biscuits. In Hogfather they are a restorative for the God of Indigestion. In Reaper Man, they are implicated in the explosive death of Mustrum Ridcully's uncle. In Men At Arms, they are a treat for a small dragon, and in Guards! Guards! another small dragon in danger of being flamed by a much larger dragon looks "as though he might be turned into a small flying charcoal biscuit". In August 2012, charcoal biscuits were featured in the dessert round of an episode of the Chopped: Grillmasters tournament on Food Network. See also *Activated charcoal *Benzopyrene Notes Category:Biscuits (British style) Category:Biologically-based therapies Category:Historical foods Category:Charcoal "
"Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior Ernest Jackson Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior (23 June 1926 - 8 May 2017) was a British microbiologist and parasitologist. In 1990 he was made a Conservative life peer and sat in the House of Lords until his retirement in December 2015. Biography Soulsby was brought up in the former county of Westmorland on the family farm at Williamsgill, Newbiggin, Temple Sowerby. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith, and then at the University of Edinburgh.Who's Who 2007 Published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd Soulsby was Professor of Animal Pathology at the University of Cambridge from 1978 to 1993. He was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge from 1978. Soulsby was a Veterinary Officer for the City of Edinburgh from 1949 to 1952, and then a lecturer in Clinical Parasitology at the University of Bristol from 1952 to 1954. From 1954 to 1963 Soulsby was a lecturer in Animal Pathology at the University of Cambridge. He was Professor of Parasitology at the University of Pennsylvania until 1978, when he returned to the University of Cambridge as Professor of Animal Pathology. Before his retirement, Soulsby was also a visiting professor at various universities in Europe and the United States. He was an honorary member of numerous international parasitology societies and has been awarded numerous honorary degrees and awards. Soulsby was a member of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons from 1978 and was a past President of the Royal Society of Medicine, past President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and was Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. He was created a life peer on 22 May 1990 as Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, of Swaffham Prior in the County of Cambridgeshire and was introduced in the House of Lords on 12 June 1990, where he sat as a Conservative until his retirement on 31 December 2015.House of Lords Debates 12 June 1990 c. 147. He served on the Government's inquiry into fox hunting and was an expert adviser to the UK Government on animal welfare, science and technology, biotechnology and environmental issues. He was in addition the President of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee and the President of the Royal Institute of Public Health until 2008, when it merged with the Royal Society of Health to become the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH). He served the new body as President until the end of 2009 and was an Honorary Fellow of the RSPH. Soulsby was also veterinary surgeon to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. He published 14 books, as well as articles in various veterinary journals. In 1962, Soulsby married Annette Williams. His granddaughter Kananu Kirimi is an actress. Soulsby died on 8 May 2017 at his home in Swaffham Prior at the age of 90. ReferencesExternal links * Lord Soulsby's page at TheyWorkForYou.com * Who's Who 2007 Published by A & C Black Publishers Ltd Selected works * Textbook of Veterinary Clinical Parasitology [1965] * Biology of Parasites [1966] * Epidemiology and Control of Nematodiasis in Cattle [1981] Category:1926 births Category:2017 deaths Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Category:British microbiologists Category:British parasitologists Category:Conservative Party (UK) life peers Category:Fellows of Wolfson College, Cambridge Category:People educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Penrith Category:Presidents of the Royal Society of Medicine "