Elvorne Palmer

Joined: 22 November 2023
Articles: 43

Silurian

Discover Lasanius, the Super-Primitive Jawless Anaspid from the Silurian

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Lasanius taxonomy and classification, geological time and habitat, fossils, ecology, species and characteristics - this is everything about Silurian Anaspid Lasanius.

Silurian

Watch out for Pterygolepis, the Early Jawless Silurian Anaspid from 430 Million Years Ago

Pterygolepis, anaspid, anaspida, silurian, early vertebrate, agnathian, jawless, fish, taxonomy, species, time, age, fossil, reconstruction

Pterygolepis taxonomy and classification, geological time and habitat, fossils, ecology, species and characteristics - this is everything about Silurian Anaspid Pterygolepis.

Silurian

Meet Pharyngolepis, the Early Jawless Anaspid from the Silurian

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Pharyngolepis taxonomy and classification, geological time and habitat, fossils, ecology, species and characteristics - this is everything about Silurian Anaspid Pharyngolepis.

Silurian

Discover Birkenia, the Streamlined & Jawless Silurian Anaspid from 430 Million Years Ago

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Taxonomy and classification, geological time and habitat, fossils, ecology, species and characteristics - this is everything Silurian Anaspid Birkenia.

Cambrian Earth

Dawn of Vertebrates: Meet Your First True Ancestors of Ancient Earth

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Skulls, brains and backbones – meet the prehistoric vertebrates who would rise from small origins to take over the world in spectacular fashion.

Cambrian Earth

Cambrian Stem Vertebrates: 4 Remarkable Early Vertebrate Relatives

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Metaspriggina, Haikouichthys and Myllokunmingia – these stem vertebrates diverged from the vertebrate crown group in the Cambrian.

Cambrian Earth

Rise of Metaspriggina: Our Long-Lost Cambrian Vertebrate Relative

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Upward-facing eyes, larger body size and very fish-like muscles – rediscover Walcott’s long-lost basal (stem) vertebrate, Metaspriggina.

Cambrian Earth

Myllokunmingiidae: Meet Your 3 Cambrian First-Vertebrate Relatives

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3 Tiny stem vertebrates who’ll echo through the ages – meet the entire Myllokunmingiidae family and see what they’ll become.

Cambrian Earth

Zhongjianichthys: An Illusive Big-Nosed Vertebrate Relative

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Explore: What was Zhongjianichthys, what did it look like, where and when it lived, how old it is and it’s closest Myllokunmingiidae relatives.

Cambrian Earth

Meet Myllokunmingia: Your Tiny Stem-Vertebrate Relative from the Cambrian

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Discover: What was Myllokunmingia, its characteristics, where and when it lived, how old it is and how it differs from Haikouichthys

Cambrian Earth

All About Haikouichthys: Meet One of the First Cambrian Vertebrates

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Discover: When Haikouichthys lived, its size, discovery, diet, characteristics, what Haikouichthys evolved from and its lineage

Cambrian Earth

What Did Pikaia Eat? Exploring Early Cambrian Chordate Diets

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Half a billion years, fossil cilia and a clue from modern chordate relatives – join us as we explore Cambrian diets and ask: What did Pikaia eat?