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Category: Prehistoric Planet

Plesiosaurian Evolution and Adaptations

01/01/2023 Darwin's Door Leave a comment

Delve into the marine realm of the Mesozoic as we explore all things plesiosaur in this supersized article…

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, Jurassic, Phylogeny, Plesiosaur, Pliosaur, Triassic

The Evolution of Turtles and their Shells

26/08/2022 Darwin's Door

Discover how turtles evolved their remarkable defences.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cenozoic, Permian, Turtle

Baryonyx walkeri: Gone Fishing

07/05/2021 Darwin's Door

Learn more about the fierce fisher that once stalked the English coast.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cretaceous, England, Spinosaur

Istiodactylus latidens: The Confusing Carrion-Consumer

12/03/2021 Darwin's Door

A taxonomic mystery and a puzzling skull, but what exactly was this pterosaur?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Carnivore, Cretaceous, Pterosaurs

Opalised Fossils: Beauties of the Australian Outback

27/02/2021 Darwin's Door

What extraordinary fossils can Australia yield, and how did they form?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Australia, Cretaceous, Opal

Stupendemys geographicus: Turtle Knights of the Miocene

29/01/2021 Darwin's Door

What role did this thick turtle have in its aquatic ecosystem?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Miocene, Reptile, Turtle

Crocuta crocuta spelaea: Laughing in the Face of Extinction

15/01/2021 Darwin's Door

The comedy kings of the Cenozoic make their debut, but why were these Pleistocene predators so hard to identify?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: cave, Cenozoic, hyaena, pleistocene

Ichnology: Following in the Footsteps of Giants

18/12/2020 Darwin's Door

Footprints reveal more about prehistoric life than you may realise.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: footprints, ichnology, trace fossils

Placoderms: Knights of the Aquatic Table

04/12/2020 Darwin's Door

How did the most heavily-protected fish thrive, and what caused their demise?

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Devonian, fish, gnathostomes, Silurian

Unleashing Secrets of the Palaeozoic: Lagerstätten and Exceptional Preservation

20/11/2020 Darwin's Door

Join Guest Contributor, Nicole, as she discusses sites of exceptional preservation and what they can tell us.

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Posted in: Feed, Prehistoric Planet Filed under: Cambrian, Devonian, ordovician, Palaeozoic, Silurian

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