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The T-Red of Tadpoles and The Saber-Toothed Anchovy

Bedtime History: Inspirational Stories for Kids and Families

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The Sea Scodicus

Sea scodicus, the mighty tadpole, swims through murky swamp waters of Scotland and West Virginia in North America. It's a fearsome hunter with a narrow skull, large eyes, two rows of sharp teeth, a slim flexible body, and long tail. Its jaws are its most powerful weapon - without them it would not survive. We know that other tetra-bods started moving on to land using newly sprouted legs around 400 million years ago. Sea scodicus evolved 70 million years later. So during this evolutionary leap, did it make it on to land and then return to water full time? Or did it never go on to land at all? We may never know

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