We’re looking at a clade again today, and as far as clades go…I have been excited and dreading it all at the same time. As the title says, it is the crown group Cladistia, which includes the modern bichirs and reedfish and their fossil relatives. I’m excited because as I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, bichirsContinue reading “FigureTales 287 – Clades – Cladistia”
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12 Days of FISHMAS! Day One!
So…I have been mulling on this for a few years now–specifically, upon reading through the article Phylogenetic Classification of Bony Fishes (Betancur-R et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology (2017) 17:162) with a few modifications, especially from Comprehensive phylogeny of ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) based on transcriptomic and genomic data ((PNAS June 12, 2018 115 (24) 6249-6254)). IContinue reading “12 Days of FISHMAS! Day One!”
Vault Tales 192 FigureFrenzy Bawitius, Therizinosaurus, Rhomalaeosaurus, Coelodonta
Prehistoric Figure Frenzy! A whole bunch of different species…three from some of my . Plus, one really unique one, a plush prehistoric polypterid! Let’s take a look. Spirellity Bawitius plush key chain So I’m just going to start with this one! It’s a small plush printed Bawitius that was sold as a key ring, madeContinue reading “Vault Tales 192 FigureFrenzy Bawitius, Therizinosaurus, Rhomalaeosaurus, Coelodonta”
Vault Tales 180 Run the Set Colorata Endangered Species Fossil Fish Box (2nd version)
Today I’m going to look at another Colorata set, one of the most exciting ones to me! This is the Endangered Species Fossil Fish box. Specifically, the second released version, from about 2010 or 2011–I got it in late 2011 and probably didn’t wait very long! And why didn’t I wait very long? Because itContinue reading “Vault Tales 180 Run the Set Colorata Endangered Species Fossil Fish Box (2nd version)”
Vault Tales 106 Kaiyodo Pets Saddled Bichirs
Here we are with another post about bichirs already. The Random Number generator made some interesting picks, but this one is extra special. It has been just over a year since I started these posts! So being able to talk about one of my favorite figures, about one of my favorite animals, is just icingContinue reading “Vault Tales 106 Kaiyodo Pets Saddled Bichirs”
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