Mesosaurs gave birth to live young!

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Mesosaurs gave birth to live young!; So even Permian marine reptiles did... wierd
Topic Started: Mar 27 2012, 06:09 AM (421 Views)
Zorcuspine	Mar 27 2012, 06:09 AM Post #1
You never cease to suprise me blue hedgehog Posts: 1,041 Group: Members Member #327 Joined: Jun 12, 2010 Gender: Male Nationality: US Favorite Quote: "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Mahatma Gandhi	link



miocenemadness	Mar 27 2012, 06:42 AM Post #2
Fire alone will save the Clan... Posts: 351 Group: Members Member #729 Joined: Mar 15, 2012 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Alternative Evolution Nationality: Kentucky, and I am proud of it.	Correct me if I am wrong, but perhaps mesosaurs were ichthyosaur ancestors. Think about it; both creatures are marine reptiles and give birth to live young.



Russwallac	Mar 27 2012, 07:39 AM Post #3
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,896 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	Mesosaurs are completely unrelated to icthyosaurs. It appears that aquatic reptiles all evolved vivparity independantly.



Rick Raptor	Mar 27 2012, 08:46 AM Post #4
Adolescent Posts: 430 Group: Members Member #200 Joined: Aug 14, 2009 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Alternative Evolution Nationality: Germany Favorite Quote: "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education." Albert Einstein.	That makes one wonder why turtles haven´t evolved viviparity.



JohnFaa	Mar 27 2012, 09:11 AM Post #5
Adveho in mihi Lucifer Posts: 7,699 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: May 31, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: Portugayse Favorite Quote: Blame is the playing of children and is given to many like a gift that cannot be returned. Acceptance is the tool of the mature that is rarely loaned out.	Because of the fact that they, like birds, have hard shelled eggs. Their e,bryos develop the skeleton from the calcium reserves in the egg shell; loose the egg shell, and you cannot develop a skeleton. As opposed to other amniotes, which develop their skeleton from calcium in the yolk.



Holbenilord	Mar 27 2012, 10:05 AM Post #6
amidst the muffled, maddening beating of vile drums and the thin, monotonous whine of accursed flutes Posts: 11,365 Group: Members Member #220 Joined: Sep 18, 2009 Area of expertise: Xenobiology	I would have liked mesosaurs to stay around a bit longer. They were nifty critters. And they could have become niftier...



JohnFaa	Mar 28 2012, 07:14 AM Post #7
Adveho in mihi Lucifer Posts: 7,699 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: May 31, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: Portugayse Favorite Quote: Blame is the playing of children and is given to many like a gift that cannot be returned. Acceptance is the tool of the mature that is rarely loaned out.	Indeed. The coolest marine reptiles were the ones with the shortest lives



Russwallac	Mar 28 2012, 12:04 PM Post #8
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,896 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	What about plesiosaurs? They were around for almost as long as the dinosaurs were.



JohnFaa	Mar 28 2012, 12:57 PM Post #9
Adveho in mihi Lucifer Posts: 7,699 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: May 31, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: Portugayse Favorite Quote: Blame is the playing of children and is given to many like a gift that cannot be returned. Acceptance is the tool of the mature that is rarely loaned out.	Yes, but they're kind of mainstream. Give me hupehsuchids any day.



Russwallac	Mar 28 2012, 01:46 PM Post #10
"Ta-da!" Posts: 2,896 Group: Members Member #574 Joined: May 27, 2011 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo sapiens sapiens Favorite Quote: One cannot define what life IS, but we sure as heck can define what it ISN'T.	Now THAT'S an obscure aquatic reptile... (And very silly-looking as well!)



colddigger	Mar 28 2012, 04:36 PM Post #11
Joke's over! Love, Parasky Posts: 6,108 Group: Members Member #143 Joined: Feb 28, 2009 Gender: Male Nationality: Canadian. Just like Phasey! Favorite Quote: "If it weren't for the gutter my mind would be homeless!" - BaliTiger23	Where would one go to find information on the hupehsuchids?



Flishstar	Mar 28 2012, 04:39 PM Post #12
Adult Posts: 689 Group: Members Member #166 Joined: Apr 25, 2009 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: American Favorite Quote: Life is a crystal. -Ian Malcom	Google.



colddigger	Mar 28 2012, 04:41 PM Post #13
Joke's over! Love, Parasky Posts: 6,108 Group: Members Member #143 Joined: Feb 28, 2009 Gender: Male Nationality: Canadian. Just like Phasey! Favorite Quote: "If it weren't for the gutter my mind would be homeless!" - BaliTiger23	Try it yourself and report back the results.



Flishstar	Mar 28 2012, 04:42 PM Post #14
Adult Posts: 689 Group: Members Member #166 Joined: Apr 25, 2009 Gender: Male Area of expertise: Xenobiology Nationality: American Favorite Quote: Life is a crystal. -Ian Malcom	http://guidetoreptiles.blogspot.com/2011/10/hupehsuchidaehupehsuchids.html



JohnFaa	Mar 28 2012, 06:48 PM Post #15
Adveho in mihi Lucifer Posts: 7,699 Group: Members Member #5 Joined: May 31, 2008 Gender: Male Nationality: Portugayse Favorite Quote: Blame is the playing of children and is given to many like a gift that cannot be returned. Acceptance is the tool of the mature that is rarely loaned out.	While I don't endorse Wikipedia on many ways, their page on hupehsuchids is decent.



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