sugar+glider+(ansestor)-+josh+davies

ptilodus- sugar glider past- josh davies


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 * 1) Sharp claws to help it climb trees. This adaptation helped it survive because it could get away from predators because not many dinosaurs predators could climb trees. This also helped then because if they needed to they could dig a little nest at the bottom of the tree to have babies, a house or to hide in until the predator leaves. They also could be a deadly weapon if they had a fight with their own species. Finally the last reason this animal developed these sharp claws is to tear the meat from the bones of its prey. This helped it survive because if they didn’t have them they would have starved.
 * 2) They had a very sensitive nose, the reason for this is so they can smell their prey from a long way away, then they can stalk them and kill them. Another good reason for this is so that they can smell if a predator is coming and has time to run away to its den. And will not come out until it was 100% sure that it was in no more danger.
 * 3) It has also developed a strong flexible tail to grip and hold objects. This has helped it survive by letting it use all arms whist running and carrying food. It grasps the food in its tail and uses all of its legs to run away from other animals that eat the same food that may be chasing it. Another reason it uses it tail is if it must hold on to a branch and reach own with its front legs to grab something.
 * 4) It has also developed short muscular hind legs to help it accelerate away from predators although due to the length of the legs they could not run too far. This helped them stay alive because although they could not run long distances their acceleration outpaced most of their predators for long enough for them to lose them. Another good thing it powerful hind legs are used for is to climb trees. They use its hind legs to power its self-up and dig the sharp claws into the bark.
 * 5) They also have developed big eyes to help it search for prey and predators. This has helped it survive by being able to spot predators before they spot it and start chasing. Also it helps them because it reduces the likely hood of them starving. It does this by using its nose to get the area of where its prey is then uses its eyes it spot the particular place where it is.

The ptilodus lived in the Paleocene ere (approx. 65.5 to 56 million years ago.) in northern America. The temperature was warm but wet. The ptilodus lived in forest much like their many great grandsons the sugar glider. Some predators of this small rodent like creatures were dog, bear and saber tooth creatures. They mainly ate plants and trees. Although if there is no plants then they turn into brutal predators. And eat many different types of species. The climate at the time was subtropical, there were no polar ice caps and the water temperate was Lupe warm. It could get up to 15 degrees warmer than usual. It developed wings and a furry tail. Selection pressure did this because it was getting colder, so they needed to gain more hair and/ or fat. So they got more furry and gain a thin layer of fat that eventually became their wings. Kingdom: [|Animalia] Phylum: [|Chordata] Class: [|Mammalia] Order: [|Multituberculata] Family: [|Ptilodontidae] Genus: **//Ptilodus//**
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