Older Than Dinosaurs - The Lancelet

[rascalsweet]

Gars,lungfishes,and polypterids predate dinosaurs also-Anne

I hadn't realized gar's where that old. cool.

 

[MistirE]

I grew a brain wrinkle!

 

[oddball_freak]

Man, is your knowledge endless???

 

[ewurm]

Polys are much cooler than those fish, although they do look like knife fish.

 

[syddakyd]

i read about these years ago they are pretty much the only living link b/w inverts and vertabrates. i would love to see one in real life even if at an aquarium.


i wonder how they interact with fish as well. say like small fish just happen to swim by..i wonder if the fish sees it as another fish lol (just a thought)

 

[Stump]

Nice thread.

 

[Wet Whiskers]

Oddball, thanks for the information. I have never heard of these guys, and find it amazing that these guys are still so similar to those in the fossils. I think this has ended up educating people on a couple topics. Thanks!

 

[ocellatus]

Great read Oddball.

One of the reasons I belong to MFK is to learn something new each time I log on, and I appreciate your effort in providing this type of thread.

What got you interested in them?

O

 

[Oddball]

Great read Oddball, shame about the derails.

One of the reasons I belong to MFK is to learn something new each time I log on, and I appreciate your effort in providing this type of thread.

What got you interested in them?

O

These organisms have gone unchanged since before the time of the dinosaurs.

 

[peewee]

quite common fish here in the philippines