And that's starting at sea level, not at the base, which is on the sea floor.

Wow! Must be a depressing place.

Self-hating jokes aside, I'm moving to the area in a few months and it's great to hear there's a dedicated group of fellow masochists in town to hang with. COYS

I mean, I'd definitely rather not pay $1800 a month, the price of groceries and stuff will definitely eat into my savings somewhat. Hopefully after the first year I'm either able to make more money, find some hidden nook that's a bit more affordable, or find someone with whom to share a 2 br. It's all uncharted territory from here, but I'm really excited to start working there.

Might have to scratch Greenwich off the list, although it's all up to whatever place I happen to find that's within my budget. I've seen a few affordable places in Greenwich, but they certainly aren't luxury apartments.

Turtles sort of cheat their way into having an "exoskeleton", but it's not a true one. The carapace is comprised of modified vertebrae (neural bones) and ribs (costal and peripheral bones). The plastron was once thought to be a modified sternum, but it actually seems to be composed of the clavicles and gastralia, a structure found only in reptiles.

Turtles have all the same bones as other vertebrates, and their internal organs are still housed within a body cavity protected by bone. They've just gone a little overboard with the level of protection. One can jokingly refer to their shell as an exoskeleton, but it is in reality a highly modified endoskeleton.

Turtle morphology is endlessly fascinating and has baffled researchers for decades, both in terms of how they relate to one another and how they relate to other reptiles. We're finall starting to parse them out based on genetics, but even still it's tricky and involved. I don't deal with genetics though, I just put my faith in the geneticists.

I'm mostly looking on the outskirts of Stamford, and in communities like Norwalk and Greenwich, maybe as far as White Plains or Bedford Hills. I'm certainly not looking for a luxury apartment, and $1800 is a realistic target for my budget.

I'm excited to move to the community! I know it's going to be expensive, but fortunately I've saved up enough that month-to-month won't be a problem.

Every time I see a CrustalTrudger answer in a geology thread, I know it's going to be a great explanation. I got my undergraduate degree in geography (and minor in geology), so I'm not a novice on the subject by any means, but your explanations continue to introduce new concepts and theories on tectonics to me.

Can I ask where in Stamford you've been living? I'm moving there in a few months for a job that pays...substantially less than that. I've been looking at housing options and I'm certainly going to have to downsize, but I haven't been unable to find 1 br apartments totally outside my price range. A studio really isn't an option for me, so I'd get a roommate before I had a studio, but I think I'm going to be able to manage a 1 br.

I haven't encountered the same reality in the herpetological circles I'm part of. Most researchers continue to use reptilia and reptile as terms, either including avian reptiles or excluding them with the understanding that they are technically a part of this group. You will find many herpetologists use reptile in the same context that sauropsid would be employed, but don't bother being extremely technically correct, given that everyone understands the intent.

Jaguars use many more habitats than jungle, including open environments like pampas and desert. They do better nowadays in jungle because they cam hide from humans more easily.

I believe Hermann Goering attempted to do something of this sort.

I hope the name doesn't die totally. It's a great name an reference to Egyptian mythology.

I've considered dying with a PhD. Still up in the air on that one.

The only known cure is getting a job.

I answered a similar question to this one several years ago and it was well-received. Here's a link to that comment and the subsequent thread.

The only change I want to add is that I am no longer pursuing a Master's in paleontology. I caught the Master's and have since tamed it for my own purposes, for all the good a Master's in paleontology can do for a person.