Top 10 new species of 2007
By on May 28th, 2008 |181 views
The International Institute for Species Exploration announced recently its top 10 new species of 2007. This list includes Shocking pink millipede, 75-million-year-old dinosaur and ‘Michelin Man.
“We live in an exciting time. A new generation of tools are coming online that will vastly accelerate the rate at which we are able to discover and describe species,” said Arizona State University Professor Quentin Wheeler, director of the International Institute for Species Exploration. “Most people do not realize just how incomplete our knowledge of Earth’s species is or the steady rate at which taxonomists are exploring that diversity.
1. A Sleeper Ray with a Name that Sucks
2. 75-Million Year Old Giant Duck-billed Dinosaur
5. One of the Most Venomous Snakes in the World
You can take a look at the complete list with more images here
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