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There is a single extant, the Cameroon scaly-tail, and a single fossil representative. The fossil species Zenkerella wintoni is known from a single mandible from Songhor , Kenya dated to the Early Miocene .
Anomalurids represent one of several independent evolutions of gliding ability in mammals, having evolved from climbing animals. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The others include the "true" or sciurid flying squirrels of boreal Eurasia and North America, the colugos or "flying lemurs" of Southeast Asia, and marsupial gliding possums of Australia .
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, a well-armoured sea urchin. Armour is evident in numerous animal species from both current and prehistoric times. Dinosaurs such as Ankylosaurus, as well as other Thyreophora (armoured dinosaurs such as Ankylosauria and Stegosauria), grew thick plate-like armour on their bodies as well as offensive armour appendages such as the thagomizer or a tail club.
Pangolins, sometimes known as scaly anteaters, [12] are mammals of the order Pholidota (/ f ɒ l ɪ ˈ d oʊ t ə /). The one extant family, the Manidae, has three genera: Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia. [13] Manis comprises four species found in Asia, while Phataginus and Smutsia include two species each, all found in sub-Saharan Africa. [14]
In the mountains of Ecuador lurked a scaly creature with a white “collar” around its neck. For years, the distinctive animal had managed to go unnoticed or, when occasionally spotted ...
The scaly tailed squirrels had an additional membrane extending from the ankle to part-way along the tail, and when extended, the membrane formed a straight line from heel to heel. [ 2 ] Ten years later, a specimen of another species, Pel's flying squirrel, was brought to Europe and showed similar anatomical features.
The animal may have been a phytosaur — a long-snouted, short-limbed predator. Researchers didn’t find the parasites in phytosaur bones or teeth; rather, they retrieved them from a nugget of ...
The Cameroon scaly-tail (Zenkerella insignis), also referred to as the Cameroon anomalure, flightless anomalure or flightless scaly-tail, [3] is a rodent species endemic to West Central Africa. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The scientific literature has never (or possibly only obscurely) reported observations of live individuals.