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I Pity the Species That Doesn’t Decorate

Mr. T made mohawks and fool pitying a life goal for many. Another life goal for many, thanks to first name Mr, middle name period,…

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Malacology Monthly: Inside-Out

Douglas Long October 16, 2015 adaptation conchology Invertebrate invertebrate zoology malacology mollusks sea shells shells snails

This Open-House Special brings you inside the modern homes of today’s most popular marine mollusks Are you old enough to remember the show MTV Cribs, where…

Biology Evolution Organisms Paleobiology

What Would A Kosher Jew Eat in the Cretaceous?

Dr. M September 29, 2015 Judaism kosher

The answer to what kosher observing Jew would eat 310 million year ago is finally answered thanks to three paleobiologist. The short answer? Dinner will be…

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Malacology Monthly: Spines and How to Use Them

Douglas Long September 16, 2015 adaptation conch evolution Gastropod limpet malacology marine biology mollusk Murex oyster seashell Spines

Evolution is repetitive, especially if it produces adaptations that work well. If it’s all about survival, spines do the trick throughout the mollusk world. Scorpion Without…

Adaptations Ecology Evolution Geology Paleobiology Weird

Before Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks, there were Giant Plankton-Feeding Sharks.

Douglas Long September 11, 2015 basking shark Cretaceous evolution filter-feeding fossil manta ray megamouth shark Paleontology plankton Pseudomegachasma sandtiger shark shark teeth whale shark

In the fossil history of sharks, a unique evolutionary experiment happened much earlier than anyone thought. The largest fishes in the oceans feed on some…

Biology Evolution Mollusk

Aplacophorans: The fuzzy little Mollusk you don’t know

Dr. M September 10, 2015 aplacophoran doge

Cute and cuddly may not be the first words you would to describe a Mollusk. A group whose name literally means “soft-bodied” in Latin. However,…

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Why are there no fish in the deepest deep sea?

RR Helm August 31, 2015

Here’s a mystery: below 8,400 meters there are no fish. There are other creatures: sea cucumbers, anemones, tiny worms, but no one has ever seen…

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Malacology Monthly: A Look at Bivalves, From Both Sides Now

Douglas Long August 4, 2015 bivalve Clam cockle conchology invertebrate zoology malacology mollusk reef scallops seafood

Bivalves: clams, scallops, oysters, cockles, and mussels, have rich lives and complex evolutionary histories far beyond the deep-fryer. Here are vignettes of four bivalves that…

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Digital Seashells and David Raup

Dr. M July 16, 2015 Gastropod logarithimic spiral mathematics Morphology morphospace Raup shell model Snail

My love of snail shells did not begin at a young age. This is not a story of a 6-year old boy discovering his first…

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Malacology Monthly: Cephalopod Compendium

Douglas Long May 6, 2015 Argonauta Cephalopod Crusty nautilus Cuttlebone cuttlefish evolution Nautilus Octopus paper nautilus psittacine dietary calcium supplement ram's Horn Squid Spirula squid tentacles

Even if you don’t care much for marine invertebrates, you gotta love Cephalopods. Squid, octopus, nautilus, cuttlefish, they have the stylish panache and quirky evolutionary…

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