FossilPhotographs and text explore the characteristics, habitats, and variety of fishes and other undersea life. |
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ammonites amphibians ancient animals animals and plants appeared arms Australia became belong birds bivalve body bones brachiopods buried called Carboniferous changed claws close coal coiled collected colony color common cone contain coral crab Cretaceous decay developed Devonian dinosaur discovered early eater eggs Eocene example extinct eyes fern fish formed fossils fruit grew grow hard head hole human ichthyosaurs important individual Italy Jurassic kangaroo known land leaves legs Lignite limestone living look mammals marsupial million years ago minerals Miocene modern mollusks mussel natural origin Paleozoic pieces plants plates Pleistocene preserved probably pterosaurs rare record relative remains reptiles rocks sand sea urchin sediment seeds seen shape sharp shells similar skeletons skull snail soft sometimes species specimen spines sponge stones supported surface tail teeth teleost thought tooth tree Triassic trilobites usually