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| Topic Started: May 14 2010, 01:17 AM (4,024 Views) | |
| Pando | May 14 2010, 01:17 AM Post #1 |
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As the Chinese swamp of 120 MYF nears its end (got a batch ready) I've been wondering about Coconut Crabs. The coconut crab is unique among arthropods that as they went on land their gills didn't turn into body tubes, but is currently in a proto-lung. In the Postozoic it goes further and turns into a real lung, allowing them to grow bigger. What is the biggest size they are able to achieve and what diversity can they have? I'm guessing that they will be able to grow as big as a lot of vertebrates as some seascorpions (including a 7 foot long one) went on land and arthropleura existed. |
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| Practically Uninformed | May 20 2010, 04:50 PM Post #106 |
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| Pando | Jun 2 2010, 06:33 PM Post #107 |
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