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Africa amphibians ancestors ancient animals ant-eater appear Archaeopteryx Australia bats become beetles beneath birds body bones bony branches burrowing cells centimetres chitin claws coelacanth colony colours coral creatures crustaceans cycads deposits descendants developed dinosaurs eggs eventually eyes feathers feed female fertilised fins fish flatworms flowers flying forest fossils frogs front ground grow hatch head hind horseshoe crabs huge hundred hunters hunting insects invertebrates jaws jellyfish kind land larvae leaves legs lemurs living lungfish male mammals marsupial mate membrane metres million years ago millipedes molluscs monkeys mouth move muscles nest numbers organisms oxygen pair pectoral fins plants platypus pollen pouch prey primitive produce prosimians reef remains reptiles river rocks sea floor sea squirt segmented shape shell side skeleton skin snake South America species sperm surface survive swim tail teeth tentacles termites tiny trees trilobites tube whales wings worms young