Agnostids Summary

The article explains several ways agnostids may have lived and provides three reasons of support, the professor explains that claims made by the article have serious weaknesses and refuses each point made by the passage.

The article states that several theories about how agnostids ate and behaved. However, the professor explains that each of these theories is very weak and refutes each of reasons of support.

One way that sea horses have been able to adapt is their hard scales. Their scales keep them protected from hard hits and of course almost getting a big bite taken out of them. If something does try to take a bite it won't do anything because of how non-tender they are. It states in paragraph 4, sentence 3, that," This makes them less than tender snacks for most predators."

The article and the lecture discuss different theories about how agnostids may have lived. The author provides three different theories, however, the lecturer cast doubts on these assertions and believes that they have weaknesses and fail to convincingly explain the way agnostids actually lived.

Another important piece of evidence was fossil distribution. Fossils of many different species were found on multiple continents yet these species fossils showed no evidence that they could swim across the extensive oceans that separate the continents in present day. One of these species was Mesosaurus, a crocodile-like reptile that lived in freshwater lakes and ponds. Mesosaurus was found only in South Africa and South America and, being a coastal animal, there was no way it could swim across the large ocean that now separates the two continents. Another species was Lystrosaurus, which was only found in Antarctica, India, and South Africa. Being a land dominant species, Lystrosaurus would not be capable of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Glossopteris,

While the author of the article believes that Brachiosaurus were aquatic animals, the professor disagrees with this statement. The professor points out that in spite of the fact that some species of dinosaur would spend a great deal of time in water, there was no possible that Brachiosaurus were aquatic ones. To strengthen her point, the professor provides sufficient evidence respectively to the points made in the article.

The origin of modern day whales, a mystery that has puzzled paleontologists for years, may have just been solved with the discovery of an ankle bone. This discovery might sound simple and unimportant, but the bones of these ancient animals hold many unanswered questions and provide solid proof of origin and behavior. The relationship between whales and other animals has proven to be difficult because whales are warm-blooded, like humans, yet they live in the sea. The fact that they are warm-blooded suggests that they are related to some type of land animal. However, the questions of exactly which animal, and how whales evolved from land to water, have remained unanswered until now.

It was more than fifteen years ago that I entered the laboratory of Professor Agassiz, and told him I had enrolled my name in the scientific school as a student of natural history. He asked me a few questions about my object in coming, my antecedents generally, the mode in which I afterwards proposed to use the knowledge I might acquire, and finally, whether I wished to study any special branch. To the latter

The passage claims one the most common North Slope dinosaurs named edmontosaur immigrated 1600 kilometer southward each winter to escape the harsh frigid and dark climate. On the contrary, lecturer content all the aforementioned reasoning in the passage proofing the clam of migration are sheer implausible for few reasons which in what follow will be discussed.

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The deep sea is home to many fascinating creatures that have yet to be explored by scientists for their features. These creatures can be seen as special for the way they are able to survive in the extreme sea environments. Three species, in particular, have interested scientists for their own unique ways of adapting: the giant squid, the zombie worm, and the yeti crab. Their ways of adaptations allow them to survive in the intense deep sea environments.

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