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Saxophlutist [2008-01-27 19:06:05 +0000 UTC]
I like the Aspasteroides!
They looks similar to echinoderms. The colouring is very nice too!
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PousazPower In reply to Saxophlutist [2008-01-27 21:02:08 +0000 UTC]
That's exactly what I was trying to get at. They are very closely related to the chaetopodophorans, which are basically glorified echinoderms.
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Saxophlutist In reply to PousazPower [2008-01-27 22:06:30 +0000 UTC]
Haha! Good ol' echinoderms! So the are your be-nerve-chorded organisms related to the radial organisms in the same way that Chordates have the Tunicates (Sea Squirts), acorn worms ect?
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PousazPower In reply to Saxophlutist [2008-01-27 22:43:38 +0000 UTC]
Exactly. Aspasteroides is like pikaia to you and me. I was also getting at teh fact that chordates on earth are also distantly related to echinoderms.
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Saxophlutist In reply to PousazPower [2008-01-28 00:20:34 +0000 UTC]
Oh, yes, and that too! Except more distantly related than your creature are to their radial brethren.
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