Todays first Ecological Horror is the Chimaera!

Chimaeras can be dangerous to humans, considering their single venomous spine on their dorsal fin. They mainly feed on bottom-dwelling invertebrates such as crabs, octopi, marine worms, etc.

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In 2017 I spent a day working with Celina Suarez to try to identify some scrappy dinosaur remains from SE Arkansas. Today the paper on the Holly Creek Formation vertebrate fauna was published! Congrats to all my coauthors! Thank for the art!
https://t.co/Lc0MJ5eWv3

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New sea scorpion from southern China - Terropterus xiushanensis from a time when invertebrates ruled.
The blog post: https://t.co/9Ve62Z64ek

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After a lot of stress I needed to relax with the

18. An invertebrate taking over the body of someone with bones (also I noticed I hadn’t done yesterdays sorry)

19. Tear… my mind really went for the double meaning, and ngl I really like the result

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So, there's a bandwagon on FB called about school of marine animal gijinkas, here is my entry because no one using parasitic invertebrates at that time

I really want to write any marine animal facts that i see on this tag, if when im on mood ofc

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Like earthly vertebrates they take on many, many, many forms, adapting to their environments. Due to the planet‘s higher biomass there is not only enormous amounts of biodiversity but also bigger life than what we currently have on Earth!

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Panderodus from the Waukesha Lagerstätte of Wisconsin, a primitive macrophagous vertebrate predator

With soft-tissue preserved!

https://t.co/8BKk6VcfG8

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Charles Atwood Kofoid, marine invertebrate zoologist who helped establish , is 's

Kofoid was also a rare book collector & designed an incredible personal bookplate featuring various sea creatures!

https://t.co/W5ND0ao2zl

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Day 4: Evolution
A diverse set of invertebrates from the coloring book I made a couple of years ago.

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Wesbelle are small water bug Zokai which hunt for tiny invertebrates in ponds and lakes. Their little claws are great for this, but aren't very effective against other Zokai.

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The tectum/superior colliculus as the vertebrate solution for spatial sensory integration and action https://t.co/tgBRZPE1Hc - super review of this crucial midbrain structure

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Kelp and Sea Otter for day 20 word prompt of “Botanical.” Without sea otters eating sea urchins and other invertebrates that dine on giant kelp, the underwater botanical forests could be devoured to non-existence. & .

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Tullimonstrum

A mysterious 8 centimeter creature with a long mouthed appendage (proboscis), the hole-like structures on its sides are believed to be gills

ALT: Due to how hard its is to interpret this creature its still in question if it even was a vertebrate or invertebrate

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I'd love more Invertebrate monsters honestly, my OC Rey uses a Desert Seltas Queen, if Akura gets added to the main series I'd love to make a "Rival" character to Rey who's partner is Akura Vashimu https://t.co/TWciisTBOr

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Ocepechelon from the Late Cretaceous is one of the largest turtles ever. It had a bony, tube-shaped snout which is unique in four-limbed vertebrates.

(Credit N. Tamura, C. Letenneur)

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My new Dinosauroid OC, Roxie.
She's a huge Dinosaur enthusiast and Paleoartist who lives in Drumheller, Alberta. Enrolled in University as a major in art and vertebrate Paleontology. She also loves writing, cats, and coffee.

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With the focus on Ubirajara lately, I think it's a good time to point out that the AMNH has a large collection of Brazilian fossils that were acquired illegally. It includes pterosaurs like this Anhanguera sp. (AMNH 22555) as well as a multitude of fishes and invertebrates.

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Of course not! Deuvertebrates are the main clade of animal-like organisms on Phtanum B. They are characterized by pyrite bones, two spinal columns, often at least 6 to 8 limbs and an eyeless appearing „head“ on a sort of neck-arm. Here are some examples!

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I don’t know exactly why but it sure is a bummer. Here’s my Morturneria feeding off invertebrates on the bottom of an iceberg https://t.co/BvseZR31yr

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