Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Bichirs / ˈ b ɪ ʃ ɪər z / and the reedfish comprise Polypteridae / p ɒ l ɪ p ˈ t ɛ r ɪ d iː /, a family of archaic ray-finned fishes and the only family in the order Polypteriformes / p ə ˈ l ɪ p t ə r ɪ f ɔːr m iː z /.
Dinosaur coloration is generally one of the unknowns in the field of paleontology, as skin pigmentation is nearly always lost during the fossilization process. However, recent studies of feathered dinosaurs and skin impressions have shown the colour of some species can be inferred through the use of melanosomes , the colour-determining pigments ...
Polypterus senegalus, commonly known as the Senegal bichir, gray bichir or Cuvier's bichir, is an African species of ray-finned fish in the bichir family, Polypteridae.It is a typical example of polypterid fishes, as most of its defining physical features are common across the genus, such as its ancient, lungfish- or arowana-like appearance, the ability to breathe atmospheric oxygen, and its ...
Polypterus bichir lapradei is visually similar to its close relative, Polypterus bichir. Its body is elongated and subcylindrical, and covered in ganoid scales. As its name suggests (Poly = "many" and -terus = "finned"), P. bichir lapradei's most striking asset is the row of dorsal finlets along its back. These finlets, which can number up to ...
The maximum recorded length of P. palmas is 35.3 cm (13.9) inches, although lengths of around 30 cm (11.8 inches) are much more common. [4] It can be distinguished from other similarly-sized bichirs such as Polypterus senegalus and Polypterus polli by its bright gold coloration, speckled pattern, and dark transverse barring.
Polypterus ornatipinnis, the ornate bichir, is a bony fish of the family Polypteridae found in Lake Tanganyika and the Congo River basin in Central and East Africa. It is known from the Central African Republic , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , and Tanzania .
I named him Plato, and it seemed to work,” said company artist Warren Dossey, who worked on the first sketches of the farmer and the dinosaur. “The company wanted to create a character that ...
The Bichir Handbook is a book written by science communicator and graphic designer Joshua Pickett from Salisbury, England, [1] about living fossil fishes known as Polypteriformes (bichirs), found throughout west and central Africa, and formerly South America.