Of eyes and sex in lizardfishes
145 million years ago, in the Cretaceous, the air was warm and the seas were high and rum flowed freely. On land, mammals were oppressed under dinosaur Republican rule. Massive reptiles and ammonites,...
View ArticleThe masters of bling, carrier snails
Xenophorid shells from the Carvalho Shell Collection Readers of DSN may think they know my favorite organism. Did you guess the giant isopod or did you guess the giant squid? Those beasties are truly...
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Jurassic Hermit Crabs Are Even More Awesome Than You Can Envision
In case it ever comes up in a Jeopardy Daily Double question, the fossil record does not contain many hermit crab fossils. That’s right, those cute little beasties, so abundant you can buy them in...
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Of eyes and sex in lizardfishes
145 million years ago, in the Cretaceous, the air was warm and the seas were high and rum flowed freely. On land, mammals were oppressed under dinosaur Republican rule. Massive reptiles and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The masters of bling, carrier snails
Xenophorid shells from the Carvalho Shell Collection Readers of DSN may think they know my favorite organism. Did you guess the giant isopod or did you guess the giant squid? Those beasties are truly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jurassic Hermit Crabs Are Even More Awesome Than You Can Envision
In case it ever comes up in a Jeopardy Daily Double question, the fossil record does not contain many hermit crab fossils. That’s right, those cute little beasties, so abundant you can buy them in...
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