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Description
Diognosis micro-fauna species NΒ°52 : EcterasSize: up to 5 cm
Alimentation: omnivore
Environment: desertic plains
Peculiarity: This is a fossorial detritivore species
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Not too far removed from things that actually lived on Earth in the Cambrian Era. Iβm really fascinated in particular by the Burgess Shale and the Chengjiang Formation fauna as archetypes for alternate paths of evolution.
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Sadly I am not specialized in paleo, but it's really captivating. It's always impressive to see the diversity of life forms that have existed despite evolutionary convergences !
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The Burgess and Chengjiang fauna are easy to get into because theyβve been very well documented and studied by speculative artists. Look at the books Wonderful Life by Stephen Jay Gould and The Creatures of the Burgess Shale by... someone else. Forget the name. Either way theyβre a treasure trove of inspiration from Earthβs biological history. They include a little creature called Pikaia Gracilens who was the earliest known chordate, making him (in a sense) the first human ancestor.
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Thank you, it seems to be an interesting ressource ! I didn't know that the Pikaia was found there
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Thanks a lot, and thanks for the watch too !
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