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TRex

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Butterflies
« on: May 17, 2023, 01:42:40 PM »
Thought a few forumites would find this of interest:
The Origin of Butterflies: A 100 Million-Year-Old Mystery Unraveled
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« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2023, 03:45:50 AM »
I certainly didn't know that all lepidoptera started out as night flying insects (although I'm not sure how such a statement can be made about something that happened 100 million years ago!)
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Re: Butterflies
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2023, 06:43:12 AM »
Quote from: pat on May 18, 2023, 03:45:50 AM
I certainly didn't know that all lepidoptera started out as night flying insects (although I'm not sure how such a statement can be made about something that happened 100 million years ago!)

Anatomical comparison. Find fossils with anatomical features comparable to relevant present day organisms, and it's likely that they shared a similar ecological niche and lifestyle.
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