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[-] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

I believe the pterodactyl, like most (all?) dinos descended from aquatic life forms. Dunno, though.

[-] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah, all life from the ocean but its a bit more of a stretch to say pterodactyl are fishes.

[-] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

No argument there 🤣

[-] icanbrewmushrooms@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Any scientific definition of 'fish' which includes all the things we commonly consider to be fish also includes basically all animal life on earth (including humans and, presumably, pterodactyls).

Edit: Though generally this is avoided by declaring that 'fish' is not an evolutionary category.

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