This blog is dedicated to exploring the cutting edge research going on with modern magmamammalogy. For those who are not initiates of this ancient study, be aware that it has been observed since primitive man first began wondering about the function of life on earth and has recently made huge leaps forward thanks to parallel work done in astrobiology and work done with extremophores on this planet.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
One question I propose to test is how egg laying mammals survive in a pahoehoe lava flow in comparison to mammals who give birth to their young.
For my egg laying mammal, or monotreme, I will be testing with a platypus. The unprecedented swimming skill of the platypus I believe will suit it well to the more fluid pahoehoe lava, whereas if the lava flow were composed of aa, i would clearly have gone with the burrowing ability of the spiny echidna.
For my egg laying mammal, or monotreme, I will be testing with a platypus. The unprecedented swimming skill of the platypus I believe will suit it well to the more fluid pahoehoe lava, whereas if the lava flow were composed of aa, i would clearly have gone with the burrowing ability of the spiny echidna.
ReplyDeleteI would think the echidna would be a solid choice in general, given that many have already evolved adaptations for living in high heat environments.
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