Animalia

Cockroach

Blattodea order
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

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Cockroaches existed before pterosaurs and dinosaurs. The first fossils of modern cockroaches appeared in the Early Cretaceous period.

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Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattodea, sometimes called Blattaria, of which about 30 species out of 4,600[1]total are associated with human habitats. About four species are well known as pests.[2][3] Among the best-known pest species are the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, which is about 30 mm (1.2 in) long; the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, about 15 mm […] read more

Dragonfly

Anisoptera infraorder
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

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Dragonflies are among the fastest and most ancient flying insects in the world!

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A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ανισος anisos, “uneven” + πτερος pteros, “wings”, because the hindwing is broader than the forewing).[1] It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparentwings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies […] read more

Water Strider

Gerridae Family
Scale 4 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Insecta, Anthropoda

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The water strider’s long and slender legs, with several thousand hairs, enable them to walk on water.

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Gerridae is a family of true bugs in the order Hemiptera, commonly known as water striders, water bugs,magic bugs, pond skaters, skaters, skimmers, water scooters, water skaters, water skeeters, water skimmers, water skippers, water spiders, or Jesus bugs. Consistent with the classification of Gerridae as true bugs, gerrids have a mouthpart evolved for piercing and […] read more

Lycoptera

Lycoptera
Scale 5 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Chordata, Actinopterygii

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Fossils of these freshwater fish have been found in large groups, suggesting they congregated in sandbars.

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Lycoptera is a genus of fish that lived from the late Jurassic to Cretaceous periods in present-day China, Korea,Mongolia and Siberia. It is known from abundant fossils representing sixteen species, which serve as importantindex fossil used to date geologic formations in China. Along with the genus Peipiaosteus, Lycoptera has been considered a defining member of […] read more

Ischyodus

Ischyodus
Scale 7 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Chordata, Chondrichthyes

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The long spine attached to the dorsal fin of the Ischyodus may have been venomous.

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Ischyodus is an extinct genus of cartilaginous fish belonging to the subclass Holocephali, which includes the modern-day chimaeras. Fossils are known from Europe (including Russia), North America, and New Zealand. Ischyodus was rather similar to the present-day chimaera Chimaera monstrosa, which is found in theAtlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Just like C. monstrosa, Ischyodus had […] read more

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri

Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
Scale 7 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Chordata, Pterosauria

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Rhamphorhynchus means “beak snout.” This pterosaur has been found in Germany. It had a very long tail, and its long needle-like teeth helped it catch fish over open water.

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Rhamphorhynchus /ˌræmfəˈrɪŋkəs/, “beak snout”, is a genus of long-tailed pterosaurs in the Jurassic period. Less specialized than contemporary, short-tailed pterodactyloid pterosaurs such as Pterodactylus, it had a long tail, stiffened with ligaments, which ended in a characteristic diamond-shaped vane. The jaws of Rhamphorhynchus housed needle-like teeth, which were angled forward, with a curved, sharp, beak-like […] read more