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Reflections of a Lifelong Paleonerd

Tag: Permian

Paleozoic

The Curious Case of Cotylorhynchus and the Caseids, Earth’s First Herbivores

Post author By maxsblogosaurus
Post date March 15, 2024
1 Comment on The Curious Case of Cotylorhynchus and the Caseids, Earth’s First Herbivores

When life first transitioned to land, the evolution of herbivory came alongside some of the strangest looking animals in our planet’s history.

Tags Caseids, Cotylorhynchus, Paleontology, Pelycosaurs, Permian, prehistory, Synapsids

Museums!

A Review of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Dawn of Life Exhibit

Post author By maxsblogosaurus
Post date December 5, 2021
5 Comments on A Review of the Royal Ontario Museum’s Dawn of Life Exhibit

After four years, the wait is finally over. Check out my thoughts about the Royal Ontario Museum’s latest exhibit, the Dawn of Life Gallery

Tags Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Carboniferous, Devonian, Dinosaurs, fossils, Nature, palaeontology, Paleontology, Permian, prehistory, Triassic, Trilobite