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geology-side-of-tumbler:morganites-realgar:morganites-realgar:Go back this cutie because I want my love, the Dimetrodon. Go! GO! #geologist #geology #paleontologyhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1591542039/tiktaalik-plushie-a-new-paleozoic-pal/posts/1905063Come let’s do this!!! Here, I’ll settle your doubts. If you get the $16 pledge and add $10 or more, not only will you get Tiktaalik but you’ll get the Dimetrodon. It’s a two for one deal! The Kickstarter only has $3700 left to go till the Dimetrodon! LET’s GO! Rough prototype - Dimetrodon In my opinion, this is the best Kickstarter ever. No matter what, you get Tiktaalik because we already met the main pledge goal. Tiktaalik was found by made by Dr. Edward B. Daeschler of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Dr. Neil H. Shubin from the University of Chicago, and Harvard University Professor, Dr. Farish A. Jenkins, Jr in 2004. Tiktaalik is a type of lobe-finned fish - a group of fish with specialized articulated fins. These fins eventually evolved into the first legs. Tiktaalik is especially important because it shares a whole bunch of anatomical features with both fish and amphibians, and its skeletal structure marks it as the earliest known fish that was able to lift its body out of the water. This makes it an important transitional fossil - a find that teaches us about how and when a major evolutionary change happened. From the Paleontological Research Institution’s Tiktaalik Kickstarter pageHere is Dr. Neil Shubin talking about the discovery in his latest PBS TV series Your Inner Fish: When the $22,000 is reached (we are currently at $18,384), we will get Dimetrodon! (with you pledge of $26+) Now, Dimetrodon is my FAVORITE! I love the “mammal-like reptiles” of the Permian. To me, he is also an important transition fossil.  Dimetrodon was a quadrupedal, sail-backed synapsid. All mammals are synapsid. Dimetrodon is often considered a “mammal-like reptile.” In fact, it’s more closely related to mammals than a reptile and one of the reasons is because of its ear and jaw bones. Dr. Neil Shubin also discussed our inner reptile in “Your Inner Reptile  The evolution of mammalian auditory ossicles was a big evolutionary gain for the tiny early mammals that survived the Permian Extinction.  Anyways… go fund the Kickstarter to get your own awesome Paleozoic Pals! -- source link

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