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ANIMAL EVOLUTION
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238 Million years ago (+/- 5 million)
Dinosauria Emerge: True Dinosaurs!
Fully open hip socket (perforated acetabulum)
Dinosaur Evolution
The biggest differences often begin with a shared beginning. T. rex, Brontosaurus, Triceratops, and modern birds seem wildly different, yet all came from the same deep ancestral root: a single population of a single species. A good reminder of evolutionary diversity.
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Do cats see humans as another cat?
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Biology tells us cats can clearly distinguish species; philosophy reminds us that recognition isn’t the same as understanding. The deeper lesson is about perception: relationships aren’t built on sameness, but on learned meaning and trust.
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What does neuroscience say about “identity?”
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Science says you are physically changing all the time and the story you tell about yourself is less a fixed thing and more a maintained pattern.
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First True Animals – Comb Jellyfish
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The first true animals are the comb jellyfish which evolved about 555 million years ago.
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Animal Evolution
Brain Evolution: From Precognitive to Consciousness
Life learns to move, sense, and survive!

Animal evolution traces the long story of how movement, senses, behavior, and intelligence emerged over hundreds of millions of years. From early multicellular life to the vast diversity of animals today, this section explores how natural selection shaped bodies, instincts, and survival strategies.

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Macaque monkeys, mother and baby monkey.
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Cultural Transmission: The Sharing of Knowledge from Crows to Libraries

Cultural transmission is the passing of learned behavior, knowledge, and traditions from one generation to the next in all animals.

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Macaque monkeys, mother and baby monkey.
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Cultural Transmission: The Sharing of Knowledge from Crows to Libraries

Cultural transmission is the passing of learned behavior, knowledge, and traditions from one generation to the next in all animals.
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Corn snake hatching, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus, also know as red rat snake
H1-Prehistory

TST Evolution Timeline: Reptiles

Reptiles < Evolution
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TST Evolution Timeline: Insects & Arthropods

Insects < Evolution
Fish

TST Evolution Timeline: Fish

Fish < Evolution
Dinosauria

TST Evolution Timeline: Dinosaurs & Birds

Dinosaurs & Birds < Evolution
Cephlapods

TST Evolution Timeline: Cephlapods

Cephlapods < Evolution
H1-Prehistory

TST Evolution Timeline: Amphibians

Amphibians < Evolution
Animals

Great Apes Evolution Timeline

Primates, Hominids, Hominins, & Humans.
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