Tarrasius problematicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Subclass: Chondrostei
Order: Tarrasiiformes
Family: Tarrasiidae
Genius: Tarrasius
Species: Tarrasius problematicus
Descendant: ???
Named by: Ramsay H Traquair
Year Published: 1887
Size: small
Lifespan: 10 years?
Activity: Cathemeral π πΒ
Thermoregulate: Ectotherm
Type: Bony Fishes
Title: n/a
Pantheon: Terran/Gaian πΊπ³
Time Period: Carboniferous
Alignment: Good
Threat Level: β
Diet: Omnivorous
Elements: Water π
Inflicts: none
Weaknesses: Electric β‘, Leaf πΏΒ
Casualties: n/a
Based On: itself
Conservation Status: Extinct (EX) β IUCN Red List
Tarrasius problematius, was an extinct species of eel-like fish that lived in shallow bodies of water in what is now Scotland, in the Carboniferous period between 359 million and 318 million years ago.
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The appearance of tetrapod-like spinal organization in a ray-finned fish shatters the presumed relationship between complex vertebral anatomy and both walking and terrestriality. The eel-like Tarrasius possessed no hind fins and a long dorsal fin, indicating it used it's surprisingly intricate spinal column for swimming, not walking.
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And while Tarrasius lived several million years after the first tetrapods with hands and feet, the discovery of these spinal features in a fish species confirms that this anatomy can evolve separate from the evolution of walking behavior.
Tarrasius tends to swim in schools or solidarity.
During the Carboniferous epoch, which lasted between 359 million and 318 million years ago, Tarrasius lived in shallow bodies of water in what is now Scotland. It was once believed that Tarrasius had a simple vertebral column made up of body and tail segments, similar to many fish. The spine morphology of this fish is similar to that of humans and has been discovered in the fossilized aquatic eels.
Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant
Population Trend: Stable
Population: ???
Locomotion: Aquatic
Habitat: Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Warm River; Cold River; Lukewarm River; Subterranean River; Warm Pond; Cold Pond.
Earth:Β
Extinct (Prehistoric): United Kingdom (Scotland)
Tarrasius can be 'tamed' using Fish Trapper. While they can level, they do eat from the feeder.
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