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First snapping turtle I’ve seen in the wild! Really cool

About the tuataras (sphenodon punctatus) third eye, how has the parietal eye not developed even more to be basically a fully functioning eye? The way I could see this happening is some mutation causing the tuataras scales to not grow over the eye after a couple months which may be beneficial for detecting light into adulthood. Then, over time the trait is passed down and through mutations the eye becomes more and more developed until it has three, fully functioning equal eyes. Maybe this could also happen due to neoteny and then follow a similar process? First of all, could this possibly happen? Second , why hasn’t this happened yet. Could it be because it’s more energy efficient or the fact that invasive species like cats in New Zealand have cut the population of the tuataras very low. For context, I’m creating a speculative evolution seed world based on tuataras and I’m just curious about this

Fellow members of the council, I know we’re still recovering after the impact but we need a plan on what’s going to happen going forward. After all, we can’t just sit around and let the remains smoulder. Do we try to introduce plants back, treat the water somehow, idk just something. THE CREEK MUST PROSPER, DESPITE THIS SETBACK

I mean guys, on the bright side the trees will grow back lusher and then ferns will be abundant. I predict that in a few years this wasteland will turn into a lush paradise, better than the old creek. The bunkers seemed to work properly too which is pretty nice. We’re still keeping people in there without proper protection due to all the smoke and stuff in the air. We did undercalculate the food in the bunker though so we’re all pretty malnourished. The situation will get better soon though, I promise!

WHILE WERE PREOCCUPIED WITH THE NESTING AREAS IN THE BUNKER, SOME OF OUR WORKERS ARE VOLUNTEERING TO TAKE GLOWING ROCKS FROM THE CAVE AND PUT THEM IN PEOPLES HOMES TO PROTECT FROM THE METEOR.

ME AND SOME FELLOW RAPTORS ARE CONSTRUCTING EGG COMPARTMENTS IN THE BUNKERS. WE WILL SEPERATE ROOMS BY SPECIES AND DIVIDE UP EATCH CLUTCH OF EGGS IN EACH ROOM WITH WALLS OF BRAMBLES. DINOS LIKE EMESE, WHO I KNOW HAVE EGGS CAN TRANSPORT THEM THERE. EGGS WILL BE LOCATED NEXT TO THE FOOD (for absolutely no reason at all) BUT SINCE ONLY THE BASE ROOMS HAVE BEEN DUG WE CAN MOVE IT. BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE AND LETS HOPE THAT BIG ROCK IS CHILL WITH US

MEMBERS OF THE HELL CREEK COUNCIL, WHAT WILL WE DO WITH R4DON AND DANTEDILPHOSAURUS?

The two quetzalcoatlus who originally captured R4don are coming for him again. We will expect to have him captured in around 10 minutes

INFAMOUS WAR CRIMINAL R4DON HAS BEEN BROKEN OUT OF CONTAINMENT BY A SMALL UNKOWN PACHYCEPHALOSAURID AND IS NOW RELAXING OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN HEADING ON A COURSE FOR EUROPE. ALSO, ADDING TO THE LIST OF SQUAMATE CRIMINALS IS A CEMETERIUS NAMED DANTE DILPHOSAURUS WHO IS A KNOWN ACCOMPLICE OF R4DON. WE WILL BE SENDING THE SAME QUETZALCOATLUS GROUP WHO ORIGINALLY CAPTURED R4DON AFTER HIM. THIS ESCAPE ATTEMPT WILL BE ADDED TO HIS CRIMES

I’m headed to the nemegt formation for some diplomacy stuff with other dromeosaurs and general sightseeing. If anything big happens, I’ll come back swiftly.

Now that there is a hell creek council, I’m thinking we should add a new post flair for council related posts. Is this too much and RP tag is fine or could this be considered?

INFAMOUS PALEOSANIWA R4DON HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY A QUETZALCOATLUS WHOS NAME IS GRIFFLYN. NOW THAT WE HAVE HIM, HE WILL HAVE A MANDATED COURT ORDER FOR HIS CRIMES. WE WILL BE CALLING RANDOM FAUNA (and flora) OF THE CREEK TO JURY DUTY. IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND COURT, EITHER A WITNESS, DEFENDANT OR OTHER PLEASE COMMENT BELOW. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT R4DONS TRIAL, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW

The infamous paleosaniwa R4don has been captured by esteemed quetzalcoatlus northropi grifflyn and is now being taken to trial. R4DON WILL BE CHARGED FOR HIS CRIMES AND JUSTICE WILL BE BROUGHT TO HELL CREEK

I have sent two quetzalcoatlus northropi named grifflyn and Horus after R4don who is currently relaxing and drinking beer over the western interior sea way. Grifflyn and Horus are currently barreling towards his location so R4don, hope you can dive deep

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