Crocs ( and dinos?) muscles pulling liver backward and 'rocking' pelvic bones ... How could phylogeny explain the difference between turtles and crocs? ...
See a recovery after the Late Devonian extinction of tabulate ... by the placoderms, the stethacanthids exploded into a riot of bizarre forms and lifestyles. ...
early tetrapod modern reptile Modern Lepidosaurs (Reptiles) In Comparison to Synapsids/mammals: Jaw joint bones (articular and quadrate, + some others) shown in green.
Synapsids (mammals) Exercise 1. On your own face find your temporal fossa. Sketch your marine mammal skull, identify the mandible, orbit, sagittal crest, ...
Chapter 43 Mammals Section 1 Origin and Evolution of Mammals Characteristics Endothermy- regulate own body temperature- metabolism Hair- all mammals have some hair ...
KEY CONCEPT Reptiles were the first amniotes. Reptiles are a diverse group of amniotes. Reptiles share several characteristics. ectotherms covered with dry scales ...
They are names that are used for convenience in discussing vertebrate evolution. ... Salientia (Anura) 'Frogs' Urodela (Caudata) 'Salamanders' Tetrapoda: Amniota ...
LECTURE 7: Mesozoic Era 248 mya 65 mya Periods of the Mesozoic Era Triassic 248 mya-206 mya Jurassic 206 mya-146 mya Cretaceous 146 mya-65 mya What Significant ...
Ovis aries. Q-A vs. D-S jaw joint- the defining key character' for 80 years ~250 MYA ... Traits evolve at multiple locations on phylogeny. Reptilia. Archosauria ...
Snakes and lizards. Thecodonts (ancestral group of higher diapsids) Diapsids ... day lizards) was the sprawling stance imposed by the position of the legs ...
Herpetology. Ornithology. Mammalogy. Ichthyology. Class Chondrichthyes. Class Agnatha. Class Amphibia ... Lateral skeletal elements in appendage. fin rays in appendage ...
Class Chondrichthyes Herpetology is study of: Class Osteichthyes Class Mammalia Dinosauria Crocodilia Testudines Class Amphibia Class Agnatha Class Aves
(1) Bottom-dwelling filter feeder with lophophore arms (2) ... (Cephalochordate) (Urochordate) (Enteropneusts) Possible evolutionary tree of early vertebrates ...
The Late Paleozoic Era Geology 103 Sea level changes Kaskasia transgression starts in Devonian, continues to the end of the Mississippian Absaroka transgression ...
Evolution of the Animal Body Plan Part 2 Chordates and Vertebrates E. Q. How has the chordate body plan evolved over time to better suit these animals to their
Amniotes through Eutherians Chapter 34.6-34.8 By: Francisco Berrios and Siria Arzuaga Amniotes A group of tetrapods that trace back to the same common ancestor.
Triassic - North America and Gondwanaland rift apart; ... Africa and Antarctica/Australia rift apart. End of Jurassic - Eurasia rotates, closing off Tethys, ...
... into the Archosauromorpha (Crocs, birds, pterosaurs, and ... differently than crocs. move nares to top of skull. Saurischia. Palaeopoda (4-legged gait) ...
Macroevolution Evolutionary change above a species Evolution on a grand scale Species in a new habitat Mass extinctions Early Earth ... EARLY TETRAPODS ...
KEY CONCEPT Reptiles were the first amniotes. Reptiles are a diverse group of amniotes. Reptiles share several characteristics. ectotherms covered with dry scales ...
Archosauria (crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, birds) Late Triassic ... Dinosaurs first appear as do mammals, turtles, and pterosaurs. Shallow warm seas ...
* * * * What types of adaptations has the platypus evolved what purpose do these adaptations serve? Focus on: Appendages, Venom, and Sensory Adaptations.
What does life on land versus life in the ocean require? What evidence supports that the ... Diapsid - two holes (lizards, dinosaurs, snakes, crocs) ...
This 147-million-year-old Archaeopteryx fossil, owned by London's Natural History Museum, ... the world, Archaeopteryx is usually kept in environmentally ...
... Most successful group of mammals Placental Mammals Competitive advantage over monotremes and marsupials Better nutrition from ... Canine Premolars ...
Amniota Amniote egg present Tetrapoda Girdles and limbs Teleostomi Vertebrates with endochondral bone Gnathostomata The jaw-bearing vertebrates Subphylum Vertebrata
Mesozoic Era (Jurassic Period)- Age of Reptiles ... Labyrinthodont amphibians led to stem ... Figure 5.14: (a) Archaeopteryx (b) pigeon. Literature Cited ...
... further reduction of the jugal in Archosauria (crocs and birds) and Lepidosauria results in a single temporal opening. (A fourth pattern, euryapsid, ...
... live in trees Africa and Madagascar Catch insects with tongue Komodo Dragon Attack and eat humans 10 feet long 300 pounds Indonesia Snakes Elongated derivative ...
Higher Chordates Amphibia, Reptilia, & Aves Subphyla Vertebrata Evolution of tetrapods One of the most significant events in vertebrate history was when the fins of ...
The Origin and Early Evolution of the Mammals Class Mammalia: ~4800 extant species (extremely diverse in size, form, and lifestyle); exhibit hair, mammary and sweat ...
Chapter 22: Specialized Teeth, Hair, Endothermy, and Viviparity Usual Fertilization Occurs in upper third of the oviduct within hours of copulation Delayed ...
Lots of claws and teeth, including huge talon on one digit of forelimbs ... Dinosaurs were huge - could have been effectively homeothermic w/o endothermy ...