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Re: What Am I
« Reply #600 on: August 16, 2020, 08:03:20 pm »
Quote from: Naturegirl1999 on August 16, 2020, 07:59:20 pm
I asked if it was a Mollusc because snails are Gastropoda, not the only order of Mollusc, there are 6 extant others, and 2 extinct orders, which clicking on the link
Yes, but it's not just a matter of 'is it some other kind of mollusk', the question is bounded on both sides: we know it is maybe something that IS a kind of mollusk (snail), and maybe something that ISN'T (fish), so it cannot be more nor less than 'maybe' a mollusk.
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Is it a Braciopod?
Maybe.
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #601 on: August 16, 2020, 08:24:33 pm »
When looking at the specimen, is a “head” area visible?
Has the specimen undergone cephalization?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #602 on: August 16, 2020, 08:30:52 pm »
Quote from: Maximum Spin on August 16, 2020, 07:47:21 pm
Are specimens of this creature known from the Paleozoic (from about 540 to 250 MYA)?
Yes.

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Is it the Tulley Monster?
You got it. :P

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Tis a weird beast of uncertain lineage, found only in the Mazon Creek formations of Illinois (~300 million years ago, well after the Cambrian Explosion and its collection of soft-bodied weirdos). The delicate impressions give a lot of tantalizing clues, but have scientists arguing over whether pigment stains are indicative of a notochord or not, and other such nerdstuff. As a result, it's been variously described as a basal vertebrate along the lines of a hagfish, some kind of unshelled snail, a worm, or something else. The only thing everyone can agree on is that it's bizarre.

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Re: What Am I
« Reply #603 on: August 16, 2020, 08:48:57 pm »
In that case, I can share with you that Tullimonstrum probably did have cartilage! So now you've heard of it having cartilage. :P
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #604 on: August 16, 2020, 09:28:49 pm »
Oh great.  Now I have to think of something...

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Alright, I've got something...

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« Last Edit: August 16, 2020, 09:40:47 pm by A_Curious_Cat »
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #605 on: August 16, 2020, 09:56:59 pm »
Shit I just looked at this one. Guess I'm out for a round.

The Tulley Monster looks like it's straight out of Spore.
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #606 on: August 16, 2020, 10:21:32 pm »
Is it something to which the laws of physics apply?
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« Reply #607 on: August 16, 2020, 10:39:35 pm »
If I understand correctly, nobody's really sure if that is completely the case.  But, yes, it does appear to follow the laws of physics (at least as far as we are capable of seeing).
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #608 on: August 16, 2020, 10:45:10 pm »
Quote from: A_Curious_Cat on August 16, 2020, 10:39:35 pm
If I understand correctly, nobody's really sure if that is completely the case.  But, yes, it does appear to follow the laws of physics (at least as far as we are capable of seeing).
A fascinating answer. Technically true of anything, but it sounds like something weird.

Is it a single specific thing, as opposed to, for example, a category of separate instances?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #609 on: August 16, 2020, 11:14:50 pm »
Quote from: Maximum Spin on August 16, 2020, 10:45:10 pm
Is it a single specific thing, as opposed to, for example, a category of separate instances?

It is.
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #610 on: August 16, 2020, 11:29:48 pm »
Is this object visible to the naked eye from somewhere on Earth?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #611 on: August 16, 2020, 11:31:11 pm »
No.
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #612 on: August 16, 2020, 11:32:59 pm »
Would somebody who is not a Platonist (such as me!) agree that this object occupies a discrete location?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #613 on: August 16, 2020, 11:34:18 pm »
Is it baryonic?
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Re: What Am I
« Reply #614 on: August 16, 2020, 11:45:15 pm »
Quote from: Maximum Spin on August 16, 2020, 11:32:59 pm
Would somebody who is not a Platonist (such as me!) agree that this object occupies a discrete location?

If I understand correctly, yes.

Quote from: Superdorf on August 16, 2020, 11:34:18 pm
Is it baryonic?

If I understand correctly, no.
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