Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Every day (if I can I will post information on animals from many different phylums, clades, classes, orders, etc. I will also take request on animals weather extinct or extant. Hope you enjoy info and any corrections can be made to my errors.

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Scientific name: Galeocerdo Cuvier
Size range:10ft to 16ft
Weight: 850lbs to 1,400lbs

Life expectany: 27 years

First appeared in the early eocene 50 million years ago

Location: Live close to the coast, live in subtropic and tropic waters.


Taxonomy:
Class:Chondrichthyes
Subclass:Elasmobranchii
Superorder:Selachimorpha
Order:Carcharhiniformes
Family:Carcharhinidae
Subfamily:Geleocerdinae
Genus:Galeocerdo
Species:Galeocerdo Cuvier

Diet: Tiger sharks are carnivores,but will eat anything it can put its jaws around

Anatomy: The tiger shark,like other sharks, have a ampullae of Lorenzini,which help the shark detect electric fields. Tiger shark teeth enable it to have its diet, as it can easily tear through bone and turtle shells.

Behavior: Tiger sharks are solitary animals. Tiger sharks are nomadic animals, meaning they will move place to place and never call just one area their home. They are also know to forage for prey along the coast.

Reproduction:Sharks begin to mate when the reach a certain length. The tiger shark is ready to mate at 7.5 feet for males, and 8.2 feet for females. They mate in the summer. Males will bite the female during mating and insert one clasper. The tiger shark is ovoviviparous, meaning the eggs develop and hatch in the mother. It takes 16 months for tiger shark offspring to develop. They will have litters of 10 to 80 pups, but they are on their own whan they are born.

Relationships with other animals: Tiger sharks scare almost every animal. Dolphins( Family Delpihindae) will hide at the sight of one. However few animals don't mind being with them. Remoras(family echeneidae) help the shark out, while parasites eat the sharks skin and blood. Humans use tiger sharks as food. Tiger shark's will attack Humans on rare occasions. The tiger shark is considered sacred in Hawaii.



A tiger shark enjoying a relaxed swim

More sources on tiger sharks:
http://www.arkive.org/tiger-shark/galeocerdo-cuvier/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/an...ger-shark/

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sharks/FS_Tiger.htm

[Duke Guilmon]

XDromaeosaurus(Running Lizard)


X Dromaeosaurus Albertensis

Height:6ft 7in

Weight:33lb

First appeared: 76.5 million years ago(Late Cretaceous)
Went extinct: 74.8 million years ago(Late Cretaceous)

Location: North america, fossils found in places like Hell Creek, and Red Deer River.



Taxonomy:

Class:Reptilia
Clade: Sauropsida
Clade:Eureptila
Clade:Romeriida
Cladeiapsida
Clade:Neodiapsids
Clade:Archosauromorpha
Clade:Archosauriformes
Clade:Crurotarsi
Clade:Archosauria
Clade:Avemetatarasalia
Cladeinosauromorpha
Cladeinosauriformes
Superorderinosauria
Order:Saurischia
Suborder:Theropoda
Clade:Averostra
Clade:tetanurae
Claderionides
Clade:Avetheropoda
Clade:Coelurosauria
Clade:Maniraptoriformes
Clade:Maniraptora
Clade:Chuniaoae
Cladearaves
Clade:XDeinonychosauria
Superfamily:XDromaeosaurioidea
Family:XDromaeosauridae
Clade:XEudromaeosauria
Subfamily:XDromaeasaurinae
Genus:XDromaeosaurus
Type Species:XDromaeosaurus Albertensis

Diet: This dinosaur was a carnivore, hunting dinosaurs like the Genus Hadrosaurus.

Anatomy: Unfortunately dinosaurs barely leave traces of organs and flesh. But there are fossils. Like many members of its family, this dinosaur has a hook claw, in which they use to slice open their prey, and help it keep a good grip on struggling prey. They also had feathers to keep warm and incubate eggs.

Behavior: Dromeosaurus were social animals. They hunted,ate, and breeded in packs.

Reproduction: Not much is known but they did lay a nest of eggs.

Relationship with other animals: Hadrosaurs like Edmontosaurus and Tenontosaurus were the prey of these animals. The competition for this food would be bigger dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus Rex.


The fossil of the once fearsome pack hunter.

Other sources:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Dromaeosauridae

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3M5RmWZmFQ

http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/spec...aurus.html

[truthBtold]

This is not the animal planet channel damit.. but wow nice pic.

[Cato]

Height:6ft 7in

Weight:33lb

33lbs? Is that a typo? If not, they should have named it 'skinny raptor'.

I poked around for a bit on the BBC site. Seems Utahraptor was much more fearsome than Velociraptor.

[Duke Guilmon]

Height:6ft 7in

Weight:33lb

33lbs? Is that a typo? If not, they should have named it 'skinny raptor'.

I poked around for a bit on the BBC site. Seems Utahraptor was much more fearsome than Velociraptor.

33lbs seems accurate. Seeing as raptors need speed and agility to catch their prey.

[Duke Guilmon]

A quick note, quote the report of the animal I did use to ask questions so I know which one you are talking about. Thank you.

[Duke Guilmon]

Scientific Name: Macaca Sylvanus

Height: 2ft 6in

Weight: 29lbs

Life expectancy: 25 years male, 30 years female

First appeared: Around in the Plistiocene

Location: Found in areas in Europe and Africa



Taxonomy

Class: Mammal
Subclass:Theria
Infraclass:Eutheria
Subcohort:Exafroplacentalia
Magnorder:Boreoeutheria
Superorderrimatamorpha
Orderrimates
Suborder:Haplorrhini
Infraorder:Simiiformes
Parvorder:Catarrhini
Superfamily:Cercopithecoidea
Family:Cerecopithecidae
Trideapionini
Genus:Macaca
Species:Macaca Sylvanus

Diet: They eat fruit,seeds,leaves,nuts,roots,stems, members of phylum arthropod in the region, and tadpoles.

Anatomy: The strange thing about the Barbary Macaque is that despite what is said, it does have a tail. this tail is small, has no bones, and is practically useless. In fact the tail is so small, it is not a surprise that people think it doesn't have a tail. This almost invisible tail gives a look that gave it the nickname Barbary Ape. Males have larger tails then females.

Behavior: Barbary Macaques are social animals. This animals live in troops that can have from 10-100 individuals. There is a lead female in each group. They will warn each other of enemies, and unlike other members of Macaca males and females raise offspring. This is so social bonds can form. Grooming is another thing Barbary Macaques do to lower stress and form social bonds. Males will form coalitions with other males, mostly with those who are kin with them.

Reproduction: The mating season of these animals takes place from November to March. Barbary Macaques reach sexual maturity at 3 or 4 years of age. When looking for a mate, males look for a very fertile female. The determine how fertile a female is they look for sexual swellings. The larger the better. Females will mate with multiple males. Females carry their offspring for six months. They usually only have one offspring, but rarely they will have two.

Relationship with other animals: Humans are the most interactive animal for Barbary macaques. Human habitats will be visited by Barbary Macaques, and will take food from them, and will also climb on humans. Humans have made these animals endangered but efforts are made to help them. Predators that attack these animals are leopards, dogs, and eagles.



He looks at his new home made by the humans

Other sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Barbary_macaque

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/speci...-sylvanus/

http://vimeo.com/31253588

[Duke Guilmon]

Hooded Merganser



Scientific name:Lophodytes Cucullatus

Length: Male 18.1 in, Female 17in

Weight: Male 1.6lbs, Females 1.5lbs

Life expectancy: 11 years

First appeared: Some time in the late Pleistocene

Location: Live in lakes and ponds near a forest area



Taxonomy:

Class:Aves
Clade:Avebrevicauda
Cladeygostylia
Cladernithothoraces
Clade:Euornithes
Cladernithurae
Clade:Carinatae
Subclass:Neornithes
Infraclass:Neognathae
Superorder:Galloanserae
Order:Anseriformes
Superfamily:Anatoided
Family:Anatidae
Subfamily:Merginae
Genus:Lophodytes
Species:Lophodytes Cucullatus

Diet: The hooded merganser enjoy fish, aquatic insects, and aquatic invertebrates. Their diet mostly includes fish, as it makes up 81% of their diet.

Anatomy: The strangest part of the hooded merganser is the bill. Its bill has evolved teeth like razors in its bill. This has evolved in order to hold its prey. Hooded mergansers also have feathers that can raise up, but both males and females have it. However males are black with a white spot, while females are all brown.

Behavior: Like most members of Anatidae, mergansers will hang in groups,but it is only because they so happened to eat at the same lake. They will fight with each other for food and space as well. The most social bonding between these animals is when males and females are together for the mating season.

Reproduction: Males and Females have a monogamous pairing until the female lays her eggs. Breeding season happens depending on the region, ranging in the months of late February to June. Females lay about 7-15 eggs. When incubating the female might lose weight. The females raise young on their own.

Relationship with other animals: The hooded merganser doesn't share any relationships out side of its species besides predation by animals like falcons and cats, and their prey. Humans have destroyed their habitat but the animal has made a recovery.



He has got a crayfish in is bill

http://birds.audubon.org/species/hoomer

http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird/hooded_merganser

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/hoode...ifehistory

[frankiej]

[Duke Guilmon]

Translated means metal animal.