A change in atmosphere and vegetation forces our terrestrial clades to adapt to life in open habitats.

CAMPFIRE: https://www.campfiretechnology.com/pr...

PATREON:   / biblaridion  
MAIN DISCORD:   / discord  
ALIEN BIOSPHERES DISCORD:   / discord  

FURAHA:
http://members.casema.nl/gertvandijk/

CENTAURISM:
http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2009...

BIOMECHANICS:
http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2010...
http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2010...
http://planetfuraha.blogspot.com/2011...

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Daniel Holden, John J. Socha, Nicholas D. Cardwell, Pavlos P. Vlachos, 2014. Aerodynamics of the flying snake Chrysopelea paradisi: how a bluff body cross-sectional shape contributes to gliding performance. Journal of Experimental Biology 2014 217: 382-394; doi: 10.1242/jeb.090902

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PICTURE CREDIT:
Calcite – Rob Lavinsky
Greenhouse-effect-t2.svg – A loose necktie
Coal Formation – Siyavula education
Flying lizard – Maximillion Dehling
Dragonfly – André Karwath aka Aka
Anurognathus – pterosaur
Seagull – Bengt Nyman
Sharovipteryx – Dmitri Bogdanov
Eurofighter typhoon – Vicky Burton
Shark and Tuna endothermy – Pearson Education
Japanese spider crab- Takashi Hososhima
Animals in Infrared – IPAC
Elephant: Charles J sharp
American Pygmy Shrew – Lil’ Big World
Vulture and Jackal eating together – Chitra2016
Spotted hyena gnawing gnu – hyena Serengeti
Turkey Vulture – Dori
Elephant side-view Kruger – Felix Andrews
Komodo dragon with tongue – Mark Dumont
Hummingbird in Topor – Dylan Maldonado
Iona west coast, Scotland, Sept. 2010 – Philip Capper
Q10 graphs – Thomas Shafee


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4:32 - Lophostomes

5:19 - Opisthopterans
11:15 - Titanopods

15:24 - Eurycheirids
18:49 - Leptopods
21:41 - Onychodonts