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Tunjice Hills
The Tunjice Hills (; sl, Tunjiško gričevje) are a group of hills around Tunjice in western Slovenia. Geography The southern border of the Tunjice Hills extends from Kamnik in the east to Komenda in the west, where the hills meet the Ljubljana Basin. The hills rise to the north toward the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. Paleontology In 1997 a fossilized coprolite layer was discovered in the Tunjice Hills. It is approximately 13 million years old, dating from when the Pannonian Sea covered the area, and was probably deposited by dolphins and other vertebrates. The layer has preserved the fossilized remains of insects, fish, plants, snails, and even jellyfish. Between 2005 and 2007, the site yielded seahorse fossils that have been classified as new species: ''Hippocampus sarmaticus'' and '' Hippocampus slovenicus''. Other finds in the hills include a caudal vertebra from what is believed to have been a toothed whale The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippocampus Sarmaticus
''Hippocampus sarmaticus'' is an extinct species of seahorse, found in 2005 in the coprolitic horizon of the Tunjice hills Lagerstätte in Slovenia, along with the related ''Hippocampus slovenicus''. Taxonomy The horizon dates 13 million years back to the lower Sarmatian (age), Sarmatian during the middle Miocene period, making the two species the earlier known seahorse fossils in the world. Among the remains, one adult female specimen is fully preserved, with bony plates and other important macroscopic features. The rest are mostly juvenile specimens and remains of head and Vertebral column, backbones of adults. The animals are believed to have lived among seagrasses and macroalgae in the temperate shallow coastal waters of the western part of the central Paratethys. References Further reading * Choi C. (May 4, 2009)PHOTOS: Oldest Seahorses Found; Help Solve Mystery" ''National Geographic news''. * Žalohar J Hippocampus (genus), sarmaticus Miocene fishes of Europe 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breg Pri Komendi Slovenia (Bregs)
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Breg may refer to: Places Slovenia * Breg, Majšperk, settlement in the Municipality of Majšperk * Breg, Mežica, settlement in the Municipality of Mežica * Breg, Sevnica, settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica * Breg, Žirovnica, village in the Municipality of Žirovnica * Breg ob Bistrici, settlement in the Municipality of Tržič Serbia * Bački Breg, village Croatia * Breg, Croatia, village in Istria County River * Breg (river), river in Germany Names * Breg (Irish mythology), considered a classic Celtic Triple Goddess * Cobthach Cóel Breg, high king of Ireland in the 6th century BC Science * Regulatory B cells Regulatory B cells (Bregs or Breg cells) represent a small population of B cells that participates in immunomodulation and in the suppression of immune responses. The population of Bregs can be further separated into different human or murine subset ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunjice
Tunjice (; german: Theinitz''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 30.) is a dispersed settlement in the Tunjice Hills ( sl, Tunjiško gričevje) west of the town of Kamnik in Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. In the forest close to the church a " natural healing grove" with several "energy springs," known as the Tunjice Natural Health Resort, has been established. Name Tunjice was attested in historical sources as ''Tevnicz'' in 1306, ''Toͤvnicz'' in 1302, ''Tewnicz'' in 1397, ''Tewcz'' in 1405, and ''Teynitz'' in 1499. The name is probably derived from the adjective ''*tun'e'' 'free, given', referring to land that was transferred as a gift. Church The parish church, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands on a hill above the settlement and is an imposing High-Baroque domed building. It was commissioned by Peter Pavel Glavar Peter Pavel Glavar (2 May 1721 – 24 January 1784) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamnik
Kamnik (; german: Stein''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27. or ''Stein in Oberkrain'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the central settlement of the Municipality of Kamnik. It encompasses a large part of the Kamnik Alps and the surrounding area. The town of Kamnik has three castles as well as many examples of historical architecture. History The name Kamnik was first mentioned in the 11th century. The first time it was mentioned as a town was in 1229, when it was an important trading post on the road between Ljubljana and Celje. This makes the town one of the oldest in Slovenia. In the Middle Ages, Kamnik had its own mint and some aristocratic families among its residents. The town was among the most influential centers of power for the Bavarian counts of Andechs in the region of Carniola at the time. The only remnant of the Bavarian nobility are the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komenda
Komenda (; german: Commenda''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 26–27.) is a village in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Komenda. It includes the formerly independent settlement of Kaplja Vas ( sl, Kapla vas, german: Kaplawas). Name Komenda was first mentioned in written sources in 1147–54 as ''de sancto Petro'' (and as ''hospitale Sancti Petri'' in 1296, ''in der pharren von Sand Peter'' in 1322, and ''comendator ad S. Petrum'' in 1446). The name of the village is identical to the Slovene common noun ''komenda'' 'commandry', referring to a property and residence owned by the Knights Hospitaller from 1223 to 1872. The noun ''komenda'' is borrowed (probably via German ''Kommende'') from Medieval Latin ''commenda'' 'entrusted property'. In the past the German name was ''Commenda''. Mass grave Komenda is the site of a mass g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana Basin
The Ljubljana Basin ( sl, Ljubljanska kotlina) is a basin in the upper river basin of Sava. It is the most populated area in Slovenia and it is metropolitan area of Ljubljana. Its main rivers are the Sava, the Kamnik Bistrica and the Ljubljanica. Cities and towns * Ljubljana ** Brezovica ** Škofljica ** Ig ** Vodice ** Dobrova-Polhov Gradec ** Medvode * Kranj ** Cerklje na Gorenjskem ** Šenčur ** Naklo * Domžale ** Trzin ** Mengeš ** Lukovica ** Moravče * Kamnik ** Komenda * Škofja Loka ** Železniki ** Žiri * Vrhnika * Grosuplje Grosuplje (; german: Großlupp)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 108. is a town in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality ... External links * {{coord, 46, 5, 32.21, N, 14, 28, 28.15, E, region:SI_dim:44km, display=title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamnik–Savinja Alps
The Kamnik–Savinja Alps ( sl, Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe) are a mountain range of the Southern Limestone Alps. They lie in northern Slovenia, except for the northernmost part, which lies in Austria. The western part of the range was named the Kamnik Alps (german: Steiner Alpen) in 1778 by the scientists Belsazar Hacquet and Franz Xaver von Wulfen, after the town of Kamnik (''Stein'') in the valley of the Kamnik Bistrica River. Its eastern part was named the Savinja Alps (''Sanntaler Alpen'') or Solčava Alps (''Sulzbacher Alpen'') by the mountaineer Johannes von Frischauf in 1875, after the settlement of Solčava (''Sulzbach'') and the main river, the upper Savinja (''Sann''). Geography The Kamnik–Savinja Alps are located south of the Karawanks range at the border of Austria and Slovenia, stretching from the Sava River in the west to the Savinja in the east, where the adjacent Slovenian Prealps with the Pohorje range, the Celje Hills at the Dravinja River, as well as the Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coprolite
A coprolite (also known as a coprolith) is fossilized feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behaviour (in this case, diet) rather than morphology. The name is derived from the Greek words κόπρος (''kopros'', meaning "dung") and λίθος (''lithos'', meaning "stone"). They were first described by William Buckland in 1829. Before this, they were known as "fossil fir cones" and "bezoar stones". They serve a valuable purpose in paleontology because they provide direct evidence of the predation and diet of extinct organisms. Coprolites may range in size from a few millimetres to over 60 centimetres. Coprolites, distinct from ''paleofeces'', are fossilized animal dung. Like other fossils, coprolites have had much of their original composition replaced by mineral deposits such as silicates and calcium carbonates. Paleofeces, on the other hand, retain much of their original organic composition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pannonian Sea
The Pannonian Sea was a shallow ancient lake, where the Pannonian Basin in Central Europe is now. The Pannonian Sea existed from about 10 Ma (million years ago) until 1 Ma, during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, when marine sediments were deposited to a depth of in the Pannonian Basin. History The Pannonian Sea, for most of its history, was part of the Paratethys Sea, until about 10 million years ago, when a Miocene uplift of the Carpathian Mountains isolated the sea from the rest of Paratethys. During its first historical phase, the Pannonian Sea had a western connection with the Mediterranean Sea through the territories of the modern Ligurian Sea, Bavaria, and Vienna Basin. Through the Đerdap Strait, the Pannonian Sea was linked to the Paratethys in the Wallachian-Pontic Basin. The Pannonian Sea was also attached to the Aegean Sea through the modern Preševo Valley. The Pannonian Sea existed for about 9 million years. Throughout its diverse history the salinity of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippocampus Slovenicus
''Hippocampus slovenicus'' is an extinct species of seahorse found in 2005 in the coprolitic horizon of the Tunjice hills Lagerstätte in Slovenia along with remains of the related species ''Hippocampus sarmaticus''. The horizon dates 13 million years back to the lower Sarmatian during the middle Miocene period, making the two species the earlier known seahorse fossils in the world. The remains consist mostly of juvenile specimens and of head and backbones of adults. H. ''slovenicus'' had a narrow head with a long snout about 50% HL with 11 trunk rings and a short tail 50% more of body with 25-26 tail rings and an extremely long dorsal fin base. ''Hippocampus'' ''slovenicus'' had numerous small black spots of pigment all over the body. The animals are believed to have lived among seagrass Seagrasses are the only flowering plants which grow in marine environments. There are about 60 species of fully marine seagrasses which belong to four families (Posidoniaceae, Zostera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toothed Whale
The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales. Seventy-three species of toothed whales are described. They are one of two living groups of cetaceans, the other being the baleen whales (Mysticeti), which have baleen instead of teeth. The two groups are thought to have diverged around 34 million years ago (mya). Toothed whales range in size from the and vaquita to the and sperm whale. Several species of odontocetes exhibit sexual dimorphism, in that there are size or other morphological differences between females and males. They have streamlined bodies and two limbs that are modified into flippers. Some can travel at up to 20 knots. Odontocetes have conical teeth designed for catching fish or squid. They have well-developed hearing, that is well adapted for both air and water, so much so that some can surviv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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