"the Spinone descended from the Spanish Pointer, whilst others claim that it was the ancient Russian Setter that is responsible for the breed we know today. An even more popular theory is that Greek traders brought coarse-haired setters to Italy during the height of the Roman empire, where the dogs were then crossed with various others and the modern Spinone eventually emerged. The French claim that the Spinone has descended from crosses of several French pointing breeds, whilst the Italians believe the Spinone is the ancestor of the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, the German Wirehaired Pointer, and the Pudelpointer. Any one"
"(approx 5.5 to 8 inches or 140 to 200 mm from the base of the tail). Non-working UK based Italian Spinones are no longer docked, in accordance with current legislation. Even as adults, Spinoni retain disproportionate, puppy-like, webbed paws which make them powerful swimmers. The coat is tough, slightly wiry, and close fitting. The preferred length is on the body; however, the ears, muzzle, head, and parts of the legs and feet are covered with shorter hair. Eyebrows have longer and stiffer hair; longer but softer hair covers cheeks and muzzle, creating a profuse moustache and beard. The Spinone should"
"it ""the kite runner"". Aquilonifer Aquilonifer spinosus is an extinct species of arthropod from the Silurian period. It is known from a single fossil specimen found in the Wenlock Series Lagerstätte of Herefordshire, England, in rocks about 430 million years old. The 1 cm long specimen is a stem-group mandibulate, not directly related to any living species. The many-legged, eyeless adult has ten unusual tethered appendages, interpreted as juveniles attached to the parent, in a unique form and previously unknown brooding behaviour. ""Aquilone"" is Italian for ""toy kite"", and the suffix ""–ifer"" means ""to carry"". ""Spinosus"" means ""spiny"" in Latin."
"Aquilonifer Aquilonifer spinosus is an extinct species of arthropod from the Silurian period. It is known from a single fossil specimen found in the Wenlock Series Lagerstätte of Herefordshire, England, in rocks about 430 million years old. The 1 cm long specimen is a stem-group mandibulate, not directly related to any living species. The many-legged, eyeless adult has ten unusual tethered appendages, interpreted as juveniles attached to the parent, in a unique form and previously unknown brooding behaviour. ""Aquilone"" is Italian for ""toy kite"", and the suffix ""–ifer"" means ""to carry"". ""Spinosus"" means ""spiny"" in Latin. Its discoverers have nicknamed"
"Spiny softshell turtle The spiny softshell turtle (""Apalone spinifera"") is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America. Both the common name, spiny softshell, and the specific name, ""spinifera"" (spine-bearing), refer to the spiny, cone-like projections on the leading edge of the carapace, which are not scutes (scales). The spiny softshell turtle’s scientific name is very descriptive of the animal. “Apalone” comes from the Greek word “apalos” meaning soft or tender, and “spinifera” is of Latin descent; “spina-“ referring to thorn or spine and “-ifer” meaning bearing. This species is a member of"
"Pison spinolae Pison spinolae, commonly known as mason wasp, is a solitary wasp of the family Crabronidae, found throughout New Zealand. Like all insects, ""P. spinolae"" has a hard exoskeleton, one pair of antennae and three pairs of legs. These legs are strong as they need to be able to carry spiders back to their nests for their young. It has a segmented body divided into three sections; head, thorax and abdomen and two pairs of wings. An easily identifiable feature of the mason wasp, similar to other wasp species is the thin waist between the thorax and abdomen. This"
"Spinus (genus) Spinus is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains the North and South American siskins and goldfinches. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek ""spinos"", a name for a now-unidentifiable bird. All of the species in the genus other than the Tibetan serin were formerly included in the genus ""Carduelis"". They were moved to the resurrected genus ""Spinus"" based on phylogenetic studies of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. The Tibetan serin was formerly placed in the genus ""Serinus"". The Eurasian siskin and the Tibetan serin are the only species from the Old World"
"binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ""Apalone"". Apalone Apalone is a genus of turtles in the family Trionychidae. Species of ""Apalone"" are native to North America. Most ""Apalone"" species are restricted to the United States, though the range of the spiny softshell, ""A. spinifera"", extends into southern Canada and northern Mexico. ""Apalone"" is a fairly new classification, resurrected by Meylan in 1987, assigned to North American species of the genus ""Trionyx"". They are still listed as ""Trionyx"" in some texts. (""Trionyx"" now refers specifically to certain softshell species found mainly"
"Spinosaurus Spinosaurus (meaning ""spine lizard"") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper Turonian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 112 to 93.5 million years ago. This genus was known first from Egyptian remains discovered in 1912 and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915. The original remains were destroyed in World War II, but additional material has come to light in the early 21st century. It is unclear whether one or two species are represented in the fossils reported in the scientific literature. The best known"
"Spinule Spinules are small spines or thorns (vertebral columns) that are part of biological and manmade structures. The word originates from the Latin word and is often used in botany and zoology. The presence or absence of spinules, and their shape, can differentiate species and is used to describe and distinguish anatomical features. The development of spinules in the eye may be affected by dopamine, circadian rhythms, and exposure to light or dark environments, according to a studies of controlling mechanisms. liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) can employ an anisotropic conducting film (ACF) that ""consists of an epoxy resin and nickel particles"
"in the Early Cretaceous Eumeralla Formation, Australia. It is known from a single 4 cm long partial cervical vertebra, designated NMV P221081. It is missing most of the neural arch. The specimen is from a juvenile estimated to be about 2 to 3 meters long (6–9 ft). Out of all spinosaurs it most closely resembles ""Baryonyx"". Spinosauridae Spinosauridae (meaning ""spined lizards"") is a family of megalosauroidean theropod dinosaurs. The genus ""Spinosaurus"", from which the family, subfamily, and tribe borrow their names, is the largest terrestrial predator known from the fossil record, and likely reached lengths of 15 m (49 ft)"
"Spinolestes Spinolestes is an extinct mammal genus from the Early Cretaceous of Spain. A gobiconodontid eutriconodont, it is notable for the remarkable degree of preservation, offering profound insights to the biology of non-therian mammals. ""Spinolestes holotype, MCCMLH30000A"""", hails from Las Hoyas, Spain. The living animal was about 24 centimeters long and weighted somewhere between 50 and 70 grams. As a Konservat-Lagerstätten specimen, it is famous for being remarkably well preserved, including not only the skeleton but also multiple soft tissues like fur, skin, internal organs and ears (both external and internal), a rarity among Mesozoic mammals. Besides soft-tissues, ""Spinolestes"" is"
"in overcast conditions and rain Pison spinolae Pison spinolae, commonly known as mason wasp, is a solitary wasp of the family Crabronidae, found throughout New Zealand. Like all insects, ""P. spinolae"" has a hard exoskeleton, one pair of antennae and three pairs of legs. These legs are strong as they need to be able to carry spiders back to their nests for their young. It has a segmented body divided into three sections; head, thorax and abdomen and two pairs of wings. An easily identifiable feature of the mason wasp, similar to other wasp species is the thin waist between"
"of predation from animals such as coyotes, foxes, and raccoons. Six subspecies of ""Apalone spinifera"" are recognized, including the nominate subspecies: A previously recognized subspecies, ""Apalone spinifera hartwegi"" (Conant & , 1941), has been synonymized to ""A. s. spinifera"" as of 2011. A rough draft assembly of the ""A. spinifera aspera"" genome was completed in 2013 by The Genome Institute at Washington University - St. Louis. The assembly ASM38561v1 can be accessed via its Genbank accession ID APJP00000000.1 Spiny softshell turtle The spiny softshell turtle (""Apalone spinifera"") is a species of softshell turtle, one of the largest freshwater turtle species"
"of these claims could be true; perhaps several of them are correct. During the Second World War, the Spinone became close to extinct. Both the war and the fact that Italian hunters had begun using other breeds (such as setters, pointers, and spaniels) in the hunt, whereas before it was primarily the Spinone. Many breeders had to resort to crossing the Spinone with other wire-haired breeds, such as the Boulet, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon and German Wirehaired Pointer. The breed was not officially known as ""Spinone"" until the early 19th century. Before then, some areas knew the breed as the ""Spinoso""."
"have replaced a bony skeleton with one of cartilage, and possess a few large bony plates instead of scales. Sturgeons are highly adapted for preying on bottom animals, which they detect with a row of sensitive barbels on the underside of their snouts. They protrude their very long and flexible “lips” to suck up food. Sturgeons are confined to temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere. Of 25 extant species, only two live in California, the green sturgeon and the white sturgeon (""A. transmontanus""). (Moyle 2002) Green sturgeon are similar in appearance to white sturgeon, except the barbels are closer to"
"Spine (zoology) In a zoological context, spines are hard, needle-like anatomical structures found in both vertebrate and invertebrate species.The spines of most spiny mammals are modified hairs, with a spongy center covered in a thick, hard layer of keratin and a sharp, sometimes barbed tip. Spines in mammals include the prickles of hedgehogs and the quills of porcupines as well as the prickly fur of spiny mice and Tenrec. They are also found on Echidna, a monotreme. The ancient precursor to mammals, ""Dimetrodon"", had extremely long spines on their backbone that were joined together with a web of skin that"
"Spinops Spinops is an extinct genus of centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, southern Canada. ""Spinops"" is known from the holotype NHMUK R16307, a partial parietal bone, preserving most of the midline bar. Referred material include NHMUK R16308, a partial parietal bone, partial dentary and unidentifiable limb fragments, NHMUK R16306, an incomplete skull, preserving only the dorsal portion of the skull, and NHMUK R16309, a partial right squamosal. None of this material was found in articulation, however it was all closely associated in the same bone bed, in the northwestern region (""Steveville Badlands"") of the Dinosaur Provincial"
"(2017): Spinops Spinops is an extinct genus of centrosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, southern Canada. ""Spinops"" is known from the holotype NHMUK R16307, a partial parietal bone, preserving most of the midline bar. Referred material include NHMUK R16308, a partial parietal bone, partial dentary and unidentifiable limb fragments, NHMUK R16306, an incomplete skull, preserving only the dorsal portion of the skull, and NHMUK R16309, a partial right squamosal. None of this material was found in articulation, however it was all closely associated in the same bone bed, in the northwestern region (""Steveville Badlands"") of the Dinosaur"
"Pyrgophorus spinosus Pyrgophorus spinosus, common name the spiny crownsnail, is a species of very small freshwater snail with a gill and an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. ""Pyrgophorus spinosus"" was described by Richard Ellsworth Call and by Henry Augustus Pilsbry in 1886 as ""Pyrgulopsis spinosus"" but until César Marie Félix Ancey established the new genus ""Pyrgophorus"" in 1888, it was not clear what genus this species belonged to. The shell is minute, imperforate, turreted and unicarinate. The carina is modified into spinous processes on last three whorls. The carina is darker colored than balance of shell."
"Shovelnose sturgeon The shovelnose sturgeon, ""Scaphirhynchus platorynchus"", is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon native to the United States of America. It is often called ""hackleback"", ""sand sturgeon"", or ""switchtail."" Switchtail refers to the long filament found on the upper lobe of the caudal fin (often broken off as adults). Shovelnose sturgeon are the most abundant sturgeon, found in the Missouri River and Mississippi River systems, and the only commercially fished sturgeon in the United States of America (Pflieger 1997). The sturgeons of the family Acipenseridae have bony scutes along the sides and back and four barbels on the underside"
"with spinules"". Spinule Spinules are small spines or thorns (vertebral columns) that are part of biological and manmade structures. The word originates from the Latin word and is often used in botany and zoology. The presence or absence of spinules, and their shape, can differentiate species and is used to describe and distinguish anatomical features. The development of spinules in the eye may be affected by dopamine, circadian rhythms, and exposure to light or dark environments, according to a studies of controlling mechanisms. liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) can employ an anisotropic conducting film (ACF) that ""consists of an epoxy resin and"
"trapped in Europe, Asia, and North America after the Ice Age, and have evolved different features from the marine species. Sticklebacks are carnivorous, feeding on small animals such as insects, crustaceans and fish larvae. Sticklebacks are characterised by the presence of strong and clearly isolated spines in their dorsal fins. An unusual feature of sticklebacks is that they have no scales, although some species have bony armour plates. The maximum size of the best-known species, the three-spined stickleback (""Gasterosteus aculeatus""), is about 4 inches, but few of them are more than 3 inches long. They mature sexually at a length"
"Spinosauridae Spinosauridae (meaning ""spined lizards"") is a family of megalosauroidean theropod dinosaurs. The genus ""Spinosaurus"", from which the family, subfamily, and tribe borrow their names, is the largest terrestrial predator known from the fossil record, and likely reached lengths of 15 m (49 ft) or more. Most spinosaurids lived during the Cretaceous Period, with possible origins in the Late Jurassic, and fossils of them have been recovered worldwide, including in Africa, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia, although none have been formally named from the latter continent. Spinosaurids were large bipedal carnivores with elongated, crocodile-like skulls lined with conical teeth"
"spine of ""Bythotrephes"" itself. Specimens arising from sexually produced eggs have a completely straight and relatively shorter spine. In parthenogenetically produced animals, the spine features a kink in the middle (see figure). Previously, the kinked-spined animals were thought to be a separate species – ""Bythotrephes cederstroemi"". After genetic analysis, it is now considered to be a form of ""B. longimanus"", making Bythotrephes a monotypic genus, (one with only a single species). The spiny water flea preys on smaller planktonic organisms. Its diet consists mostly of zooplankton, including ""Daphnia"" and smaller crustaceans. ""Bythotrephes"" can consume 10–20 prey organisms a day. It"
"be related to climatic factors and above all the availability of food. In this way overwintering populations can thrive where food is abundant. This small finch is an acrobatic feeder, often hanging upside-down like a tit. It will visit garden bird feeding stations. The siskin was first was described by Linnaeus in 1758 as ""Fringilla spinus"", in the 10th edition of ""Systema Naturae"". In 1760, Brisson described the genus ""Carduelis"", where this species was then placed. Recent taxonomic studies suggest placing it in the genus ""Spinus"". The scientific name ""Spinus"" is from the Ancient Greek ""spinos"", a name for a"
"included in the group. The name ""Spinus"" was introduced in 1816 by the German naturalist Carl Ludwig Koch. The genus contains 20 species: Spinus (genus) Spinus is a genus of passerine birds in the finch family. It contains the North and South American siskins and goldfinches. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek ""spinos"", a name for a now-unidentifiable bird. All of the species in the genus other than the Tibetan serin were formerly included in the genus ""Carduelis"". They were moved to the resurrected genus ""Spinus"" based on phylogenetic studies of mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. The Tibetan"
"genus of spinosaurine named ""Oxalaia"" in 2011 by Alexander Kellner. The family Spinosauridae was named by Stromer in 1915 to include the single genus ""Spinosaurus"". The clade was expanded as more close relatives of ""Spinosaurus"" were uncovered. The first cladistic definition of Spinosauridae was provided by Paul Sereno in 1998 (as ""All spinosauroids closer to ""Spinosaurus"" than to ""Torvosaurus""""). Traditionally, Spinosauridae is divided into two subfamilies: Spinosaurinae, which contains the genera ""Icthyovenator"", ""Irritator"", ""Oxalaia"", ""Sigilmassasaurus"" and ""Spinosaurus"", is marked by unserrated, straight teeth, and external nares which are further back on the skull than in Baryonychinae. And Baryonychinae, which contains"
"Spinachia spinachia The sea stickleback (""Spinachia spinachia""), also known as the fifteen-spined or fifteenspine stickleback, is a species of stickleback which lives in benthopelagic and in brackish environments of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean. This species, the largest of the sticklebacks, grows to a length of SL. This species is the only known member of its genus ""Spinachia"". It is of no interest as a commercial fish. The fifteen-spined stickleback is an elongated fish with a long slender snout, an elongated caudal peduncle about one third of the total length, and a fan-like rounded caudal fin. The anterior dorsal fin consists"
"reason for ""Spinosaurus""’ muscular chest and neck reported by Ibrahim and colleagues (2014). It is unclear whether ""Spinosaurus"" was primarily a terrestrial predator or a piscivore, as indicated by its elongated jaws, conical teeth and raised nostrils. The hypothesis of spinosaurs as specialized fish eaters has been suggested before by A. J. Charig and A. C. Milner for ""Baryonyx"". They base this on the anatomical similarity with crocodilians and the presence of digestive acid-etched fish scales in the rib cage of the type specimen. Large fish are known from the faunas containing other spinosaurids, including the ""Mawsonia"", in the mid-Cretaceous"
"Rhinoceros A rhinoceros (, , ), commonly abbreviated to 'rhino', is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species. Two of the extant species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. The term ""rhinoceros"" is often more broadly applied to now extinct relatives of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea. Members of the rhinoceros family are some of the largest remaining megafauna, with all species able to reach or exceed one tonne in weight. They have a herbivorous diet, small brains (400–600 g) for mammals of their"
"Ctenosaura Ctenosaura is a lizard genus commonly known as spinytail iguanas or Ctenosaurs. The genus is part of the large lizard family, Iguanidae and is native to Mexico and Central America. The name is derived from two Greek words: ctenos (κτενός), meaning ""comb"" (referring to the comblike spines on the lizard's back and tail), and saura (σαύρα), meaning ""lizard"". The species range in size (total length, including the tail) from about to well over . The distinctive feature of this genus is the presence of enlarged, spiny scales on the tail. Ctenosaurs are generally omnivorous, feeding on fruits, flowers, foliage,"
"Blosyropus spinosus Blosyropus spinosus, also known as the spiny longhorn or spiny silver-pine borer, is a rare species of longhorn beetle endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori names include ""howaka"" and ""kapapa"". The genus ""Blosyropus"" is often referred to within the subfamily Lepturinae, but is now considered to be in the Cerambycinae and the tribe Phlyctaenodini. ""Blosyropus spinosus"" has been found in forest in many areas of New Zealand. Its larvae have been discovered in rotting logs of a variety of trees including tawa, ""Dracophyllum"", pōhutukawa, manoao (silver pine), and red beech, as well as in podocarp forest. It is"