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xkcd #3204: Dinosaurs And Non-Dinosaurs

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Staplers are actually in Pseudosuchia, making them more closely related to crocodiles than to dinosaurs.

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[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

At the same time, all mammals are evolved from a common ancestor on land, which means that whales, seals, dolphins, etc. are the evolutionary result of land-based mammals "re-entering" the ocean.