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The earliest known sea cows, of the families †Prorastomidae and †Protosirenidae, were both confined to the Eocene, and were pig-sized, four-legged, amphibious creatures. [19] The first members of Dugongidae appeared by the middle Eocene. [20] At this point, sea cows were fully aquatic. [19] Pinnipeds split from other caniforms 50 mya during ...
Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders.The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific society, maintains a list of valid species and subspecies, most recently updated in October 2015. [1]
Echinoecus pentagonus, the sea urchin crab, is a species of crab in the family Pilumnidae found from the Red Sea and East Africa to French Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands. [2] This crab is a parasite that lives in the rectum of a sea urchin. In Hawaii, it chooses only Echinothrix calamaris, leaving few of these urchins unpopulated.
Aplysina fistularis (A. fistularis), also known as the yellow tube sponge or yellow sponge, [1] is a species of sea sponge in the order Verongiida. [2] Aplysina fistularis is a golden or orange-brown color with a conulose surface. The animal is abundant in the Caribbean, where it is commonly found in reefs of open water areas. [1]
The creature has a “pavement like covering” on its body, researchers said in a new study. Deep-sea creature — with 5 elongated arms — is a ‘beautiful’ new species. See it
"A 'sea pickle'? An animal that can grow to 60 feet long is washing up on the Oregon coast". USA Today. Huge pyrosome captured in the North Atlantic - story and images; Images taken by divers off southern California; The Bioluminescence Web Page; Divers with huge southern hemisphere pyrosomes; Millions of tropical sea creatures invade waters ...
An “extremely large” species of sea creature made an impressive — and rare — appearance off the coast of New Jersey, stunning photos show. A naturalist with the Cape May whale watching ...
Giant 'Sea Serpent' Caught on Camera, Discovery News at YouTube. Footage of an oarfish swimming in the mesopelagic layer. "Mythical sea creature captured on film", article about efforts to ban deep-sea bottom trawling with video of R. glesne; Recent Examinations of the Oarfish, Regalecus glesne, from the North Sea.