Arandaspis

A small jawless fish at 15 cm in lenght and one of the oldest known vertebrates, its round body was covered in hard plates that worked as armor

ALT: Its named after an Australian aboriginal tribe, the Arrernte people, who are some times also known as the Aranda

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Fragaria vesca, Wild Strawberry
Native of woods, scrub and hedgerow, embankments & road verges, an important element of the ground flora. It supports 51 species of invertebrate as a larval host, of which 14 are coleopteran, 30 Lepidoptera

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Sorry for deleting the video, It had a problem that I can’t post (the video) on instagram if this video was here (bc of copyright) maybe I share it here later



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hundreds of millions of years ago, a fish evolved to be able to survive on land, and would go on to evolve into all known vertebrates (mammals, birds, lizards etc) and even more millions later, land mammals somewhat resembling dogs would re-evolve for aquatic life (dolphs+whales)

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Tatu (Dasipodídeos)

Nativos do continente americano, os tatus habitam as savanas, cerrados e florestas.

Uma pesquisa sobre sua dieta revelou que um único tatu é capaz de consumir 8855 invertebrados em uma única noite, contribuindo para o equilíbrio da populações desses.

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Etlog
/et-log/

noun
An oval or round object laid by a female bird, reptile, fish, or invertebrate, usually containing a developing embryo.

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Sauropods. Second image is the reconstructed skeleton and representative elements of Macrocollum itaquii. (a) Skull in left lateral view (CAPPA/UFSM 0001a). (b) Skull in dorsal view (CAPPA/UFSM 0001a). (c) Skull in ventral view (CAPPA/UFSM 0001b). (d ) Fourth cervical vertebra in

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Patterns of integration are crucial for reconstruction and understanding of how morphological changes occur in a taxonomic group throughout evolution.

Covariation between the cranium and the cervical vertebrae in hominids
https://t.co/HfBP60L0vM
h/t

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Seems capable of generating some pretty crazy vertebrae-ish structures

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