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04 May, 2007

Dimetrodon

Posted by: Katie Kish In: Biology| Evolution| Paleontology| Prehistoric

 
A minion of the black ranger!
name:Dimetrodon (Die-met-roh-don) - two measure teeth
animal type: synapsid pelycosaur reptile
lived: 282 - 256 mya
size: 0.5 - 3.5 meters long
diet: carnivore
found: North America, Europe and Russia
fossil:
Often mistaken for a dinosaur the dimetrodon was a big reptile known for its mobility and the starting of the evolution for the world’s largest reptiles. [...]

01 May, 2007

Proterogyrinus

Posted by: Katie Kish In: Biology| Paleontology| Prehistoric| Science

Early croc and swamp signs.
name: proterogyrinus (pro-tuh-roe-gee-ree-nus) “early wanderer”
animal type: anthracosaur amphibian
size: 2.3 meters long
lived: Late Carboniferous 325 - 320 mya
diet: Carnivore
found: North America
fossil:
During the time period of the proterogyrinus, amphibians were an extremely diverse and exciting group of animals. They basically controlled the waterlogged forest areas and the proterogyrinus was one of the [...]

28 Apr, 2007

Arthropleura

Posted by: Katie Kish In: Biology| Paleontology| Prehistoric| Science

 
The largest land arthropod of all time! Woo!
Name/pronounce: arthroleura (ah-throw-ploo-ra) meaning side joint
lived: 340 - 280 mya
size: 0.3 - 2.6 meters long
diet: we’ll get to that
found: N.A, Middle East and Europe
fossil:
Arthropleura was made out of up to 30 individual plates, underneath each was a pair of legs. It would have looked similar to todays centipedes, [...]

Sometimes, I read something and I can’t help but laugh and think “wow, that sure would piss a TON of creationists off” such as the following stories:
Chimps are more evolved than humans.
A study comparing human and chimp genes that appear to have evolved since we parted ways shows that humans have about 154 such [...]

18 Apr, 2007

Meganeura

Posted by: Katie Kish In: Biology| Paleontology| Prehistoric

A dragonfly… THE SIZE OF AN EAGLE!
name: meganeura monyi (MEG-an-you-rah)
meaning: giant nerves
lived: 311 - 282 mya
animal type: Odonatid insect
diet: carnivorous
size: 75 cm wingspan
found: Europe
fossil:
This fella was flying around in the tropical, swampy forests of the Carboniferous period (if you want see a time line, remember I’ve made [...]


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