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A Squamotastic Christmas at Tet Zoo

My plan was to get something else finished for Tet Zoo before Christmas but, alas, that just wasn’t possible. So here’s this… And for those of you who want to see more detail, here are enlarged versions… And for all of you Squamozoic fans who need a labelled version… For more on the Squamozoic go [...]

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My plan was to get something else finished for Tet Zoo before Christmas but, alas, that just wasn't possible. So here's this...

And for those of you who want to see more detail, here are enlarged versions...

And for all of you Squamozoic fans who need a labelled version...


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For more on the Squamozoic go here. Of course, what we really need is a Field Guide to the Squamozoic. Maybe one day. Ok, still hard at work here but... best wishes for the Christmas season, and have a great New Year. Lots due to happen in 2014.

Darren Naish is a science writer, technical editor and palaeozoologist (affiliated with the University of Southampton, UK). He mostly works on Cretaceous dinosaurs and pterosaurs but has an avid interest in all things tetrapod. His publications can be downloaded at darrennaish.wordpress.com. He has been blogging at Tetrapod Zoology since 2006. Check out the Tet Zoo podcast at tetzoo.com!

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