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University of Oregon scientist finds evidence that the transition occurred in humid, wooded floodplains A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon of can-do spirit, emblematic of a leading theory for the evolutionary transition between fish and amphibians. This theorized image of such a drastic adaptation to changing environmental conditions, however, may, itself, be evolving into a new picture. University of Oregon scientist Gregory J. Retallack,...

Extinction of fishes 360 million years ago created natural ecology experiment In modern ecology, the removal or addition of a predator to an ecosystem can produce dramatic changes in the population of prey species. For the first time, scientists have observed the same dynamics in the fossil record, thanks to a mass extinction that decimated ocean life 360 million years ago.What was bad for fish was good for the fish's food, according to a paper published May 2 in Proceedings of the National...

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine Pipeline Company is a team of midstream professionals and affiliate companies, serving the natural gas exploration and production industry. Services include natural gas gathering, treating/processing, transportation, compression, dehydration, and marketing. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110215/DA48725LOGO) Peregrine's major systems include gas gathering and transport pipelines in the Barnett Shale and Fayetteville Shale...

HOUSTON, Feb. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Express Energy Services is pleased to announce the acquisition of Koda Rathole, LLC which was made official on January 31st, 2011. Koda Rathole, headquartered in North Richland Hills, Texas, provides the service of setting conductor pipe and drilling of the rat and mouse holes in preparation for the drilling of a new oil or gas well. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110201/DA40386LOGO) Koda Rathole's CEO Craig Rosengrants said, "We are very...

DALLAS, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Chestnut Petroleum is pleased to announce the recent completion of the Crowley Teeter #1H, a horizontal well drilled in the sweet spot of the massive Newark, East gas field in the Barnett Shale. Completed in May 2010, the Tarrant County well started production at a rate of 5,866 MCF of natural gas per day after a massive 4-stage fracture stimulation procedure. In the first 60 days of production, the Crowley Teeter #1H has sold 254,552 MCF of natural gas down...

The 318-million-year-old reptile footprints were found in sea-cliffs on the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada. They show that reptiles were the first vertebrates (animals with a backbone) to conquer dry continental interiors. These pioneers paved the way for the diverse ecosystems that exist on land today.The footprints were discovered by Dr Howard Falcon-Lang of Royal Holloway, University of London. The results of his study, undertaken with Professor Mike Benton of the University of...

An early ancestor of the cockroach that lived around 300 million years ago is unveiled in unprecedented detail in a new three-dimensional 'virtual fossil' model, in research published today in the journal Biology Letters.Scientists at Imperial College London have made a comprehensive 3D model of a fossilized specimen called Archimylacris eggintoni, which is an ancient ancestor of modern cockroaches, mantises and termites. This insect scuttled around on Earth during the Carboniferous period...

DALLAS, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Regal Energy, LLC ("Regal Energy") today announced the formation of Regal Energy Operating, LLC ("REO"). REO will be in charge of all operations for Regal Energy, including definition of territory and lease operations with its primary focus on the Barnett Shale in North Texas. In addition to REO being the operator for Regal Energy, REO's services are also available to other oil and gas companies. "Regal Energy Operating provides everything needed to drill...

HOUSTON, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gateway Energy Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GNRG) (the "Company") today announced that it has acquired the Hickory Creek Gathering System from Hickory Creek Gathering L.P. and Range Texas Production, LLC for a cash purchase price of $3.9 million, adjusted to reflect a transaction effective date of November 1, 2009. The Hickory Creek Gathering System is located in Denton County, Texas, in the core area of the Barnett Shale and currently services...

HOUSTON, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE Amex: END) (LSE: ENDV) announced today the acquisition of significant positions in four US resource plays, including the highly prospective Haynesville and Marcellus gas shale plays in North Louisiana/East Texas and Western Pennsylvania, respectively, and new frontier plays in Alabama and Montana. Altogether, Endeavour has acquired interests in 526,000 gross acres (165,000 net acres) in these four areas for...