Examples Ghost lineage



a selection of gaps within fossil record of animals having hard body parts. other notable examples chronoperates , protanguilla


when looking @ extinct organisms, there groups of organisms (or lineages) have gaps in fossil records. these organisms or species may closely related 1 another, there no traces in fossil records or sediment beds might shed light on origins. classic example coelacanth, type of fish related lungfishes , primitive tetrapods. seems coelacanths have been around past 80 million years, have failed leave fossils at. reason environment, deep water near volcanic islands; therefore, these sediments hard to, giving these coelacanths 80 million year gap or ghost lineage. ghost lineage of averostran theropods, ghost lineage reduced considerably discovery of tachiraptor.








Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Biography Pavel Yablochkov

Discography Three Man Army

History VMFA-121