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Illustrator and artist. Primarily Natural History & Paleo Art.
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I know Gary Gygax put a some of these creatures into his Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual book and gave them names such as Owlbear, Rust Monster, and Bulette.
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They are most commonly known as 'chinasaurs'. Very common and cheap toys I think started appearing in the 1960's and produced for decades after.
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It would fit in well with these guys.
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Yes it is a Opossum.
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A paper I looked at yesterday suggests the Echidna's spur/gland was similarly venomous as the platypus's in the past. As for what came first that would be difficult to determine. Perhaps the two features already existed and converged to create a more potent fighting spur.
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Some likely are, but there is a huge variety of mammalian scent glands in many regions of the body that probably have different origins.
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It being a modified scent/musk gland seems possible and indeed that is how the Echidna currently uses its gland (its spur is greatly reduced).
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A bit of this meme going on in the photo except everyone in the room is socially awkward.
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-additional records of Acadian, Alder Flycatcher, Least Flycatcher, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Eastern Kingbird, Western Kingbird, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood Pewee, and a Fork-tailed Flycatcher in Spain (a South American austral migrant!)
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The number of tyrant flycatchers recorded is up to at least 9 species now.
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If the bones have been cleaned fully and properly they are basically zero maintenance. Keep them out of direct sunlight which will damage them over time.
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The appropriate reaction.
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Bush Dog (Speothos)?
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Clicking on the 'Replies' tab shows everything is still there (posts, media, replies, and retweets).
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Alts.
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blep