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UNICORN TAXONOMY. Five species of were identified in 1694 by Pierre Pomet. The PIRASSOIPI has TWO HORNS (as large as a mule & hairy as a bear); Histoire générale des Drogues, traitant des plantes, des animaux et des mineraux (Paris, 1694)

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2021-03-09

Matilda realised that we've been overlooking the bugs again, so this we add a Redknee to the

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2021-03-02

This Matilda has asked for a European to be added to the We're getting to the point where it's becoming fun to spot the new additions now.

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2021-02-24

For the last in Pride Month, here are some truly stunning rainbow beetles for you all to enjoy!🌈🪲

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2021-02-23

Another
This time its a... (?) (?) (?) girl :v
Sorry, I’m still new when it is about the taxonomy of these drawings xD

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2021-02-23

For this Matilda has finally noticed that we have been overlooking the bugs and asked for a Her realisation means that we can finally add some phyla and a kingdom to our

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2021-02-16

For this week Matilda requested a which meant that I needed to do a bit of rearranging. I don't mind admitting I got a bit confused. The bad news for me is that it's only going to get worse from here!

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2021-01-20

This Matilda has asked for a "Salty" to be added to our so we now have our first true reptile to join the party, the

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2021-01-13

What an incredible list of people! Thanks for this Ren!

I'm a biology/entomologist & science communicator! I'm working on quantifying a model organism for ecotoxicological research as my PhD, but I also work with museums in taxonomy, & lecture on biochemistry & agricultural tech

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2020-12-01

With logical taxonomy, these guys should be together under the same clade, such as "Ophidiocephalia" or something.
Instead of split them apart to "elder dragons", or lumping them with far more stem-mammal like fanged wyverns, just because they are quadrupeds and have no wings.

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2020-11-26

New Upper Cambrian and Lower Ordovician conodont biostratigraphy and revised lithostratigraphy, Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut 👀 over 640 conodont specimens, with 35 species = 16 genera + a new species, Rossodus? boothiaensis sp. nov.
https://t.co/jQwDodzqJU

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2020-08-11

artfight attacks :D (tw body horror for the first one) @ (in order) / corpsetype, koujakki, Mystikal_, and oddtaxonomy

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2020-07-11

I wrote a long thread rant about losing its impact factor, but twitter ate it. So instead, please read 's rant, and join us in telling that this decision undermines the already suffering field of and is unacceptable.

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2020-07-05

Natural Latin and the park: the Latin names of plants and animals, by Linden Hawthorne.......... https://t.co/l2V5t7Na8O (Images: BHL)

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2020-06-30

I get self-conscious sometimes that I'm a custom species, from a custom world, that has defining rules but no specific taxonomy. Like, I'm trying to hard or something??

But, me and my friends really got happy hearing this ;^; <3 Thank you

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2020-06-27

📣For the 1st time, a pan-European🌍 & time-calibrated for ALL in existence allows tracing back their evolutionary divergence 100 millions ago!

🧐More: https://t.co/Ovr4MM4kfX
🔓Study: https://t.co/gmTY4btAHM

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2020-06-15

🦈A new endemic deep-water Squalus shiraii was discovered in the tropical waters of Southern Japan 🎌.

Press release: https://t.co/A1jwlQgqe5
🔓Study: https://t.co/eBnnALlnfW

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2020-06-11

The International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature, or PhyloCode, has been published. Read it online here: https://t.co/un9IWt5TrE

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2020-05-27

Two-fer: the Triassic holostean Icarealcyon is named after both Icarus and Alcyone because the describer thought it might be able to fly.

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2020-05-21