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Unlike any other known living thing these trees and the ancient cliff cedars (Thuja occidentalis) of the Niagara Escarpment show no sign of the degenerative aging process.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Unlike any other known living thing these trees and the ancient cliff cedars (Thuja occidentalis) of the Niagara Escarpment show no sign of the degenerative aging process.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Unlike any other known living thing these trees and the ancient cliff cedars (Thuja occidentalis) of the Niagara Escarpment show no sign of the degenerative aging process.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Unlike any other known living thing these trees and the ancient cliff cedars (Thuja occidentalis) of the Niagara Escarpment show no sign of the degenerative aging process.
Dr. Reese Halter: Saving the Ancient Pines by Reducing our Global Footprints Dr. Reese Halter 2010
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Despite its name, the London plane is actually a cross between the American sycamore ( Platanus occidentalis ) and the Oriental plane of central Asia ( Platanus orientalis ), first propagated at the Oxford Botanic Garden about 1670.
The Roman Roots of Gotham's London Plane Thomas J. Campanella 2011
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On the slopes there are woody plants such as the regional endemic Protea occidentalis.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008
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In addition, these mangrove forests shelter a large number of species in certain groups such as 42 species of birds, including Pelecanus occidentalis, Columbina sp., and Fregata magnificens; carious mammals such as crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus), mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata), white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus), and jaguar (Panthera onca), and reptiles like Iguana iguana.
Manabí mangroves 2008
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The most noteworthy species is the viviparous toad Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis (EN), which occurs in montane grasslands at 1,200-1,600 m and is one of the world's few tailless amphibians that is totally viviparous.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008
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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), a widespread and strictly coastal species, is one of 830 bird species found in this hotspot.
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Recherches sur le développement embryonnaire de Nectophrynoides occidentalis Angel, amphibian anoure vivipare.
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008
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