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Pastel Paleotober Day 9: Waimanu 💝
Waimanu of New Zealand lived in the Paleocene soon after KPG Extinction. Taking advantage of the empty nieches left by the disappearance of most large marine predators, Waimanu took to the sea full-time as one of the first true penguins.
Pastel Paleotober Day 8: Sinosauropteryx 💜
Sinosauropteryx was a small, carnivorous dinosaur from northeast China in the early Cretaceous. Fossilized traces of its fuzzy coat showed that feathers were not unique to birds and may have been common among theropods at the time.
Pastel Paleotober Day 6: Meganeura 💙
Meganeura flew through the forests of late Carboniferous France. The high oxygen content of the atmosphere at this time enabled insects to grow much larger than possible today, and Meganeura’s wingspan could exceed 70 cm (2 feet 3 inches).
Pastel Paleotober Day 5: Titanoboa 🐍
Titanoboa evolved in the tropical forests of Colombia at the end of the Paleocene. At 13 meters, Titanoboa was the largest snake ever. Despite often being depicted eating crocodiles, its teeth suggest that it mainly ate fish.
Pastel Paleotober Day 4: Hesperornis 🍋
Hesperornis was an aquatic bird that swam the same sea as Archelon. Unlike penguins, which use their wings to propel themselves, Hesperornis evolved from foot-propelled divers, leading to reduction of their wings over evolutionary time.
Pastel Paleotober Day 3: Archelon 🍊
Archelon, the largest known turtle at 15 feet head to tail, swam in the late Cretaceous sea of North America. Although Archelon sports a leathery carapace, it is not closely related to the modern leatherback sea turtle.
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