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2nd Year: Vertebrate Palaeontology

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By: Amber Sawyer
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Decks in this class (17)

Early gnathostomes, the fish
What is the palatoquadrate 1,
What is the hyoid 1,
What is the mandible 2
47  cards
Early tetrapods
How many digits did ichthyostega ...,
How many digits did acanthostega ...,
Why are limbs an example of exapt...
40  cards
Introduction to vertebrates
What two substances is bone made ...,
What structural benefits does col...,
What structural benefits does apa...
39  cards
Studying diversity
What is convergent evolution 1,
Sometimes animals do not resemble...,
What is a plesiomorphy 3
14  cards
The chordates
What 3 main groups does chordata ...,
Of the 3 main chordate groups whi...,
What are 4 major synapomorphies o...
28  cards
Colonisation of the land
What are sarcopterygians 1,
What are the 5 main synapomorphie...,
When did early tetrapods originate 3
25  cards
Lissamphibia
Why is fossil for lissamphibia po...,
Amphibians display either herbivo...,
Give 2 major defining characteris...
42  cards
The amniotes inc. the chelonians
What groups does amniota include 1,
Why was the evolution of the amni...,
There are a series of membranes a...
36  cards
Diapsids: the lepidosaurs
List 5 synapomorphies of lepidosa...,
Define caudal autotomy 2,
When the tail is regrown it is th...
31  cards
Diapsids: the serpentes
Approximately how many species of...,
2 main clades of snake are recogn...,
What are the scolecophids like 3
44  cards
Diapsids: the archosaurs
What are the 2 extant groups of a...,
How many extant species of crocod...,
What 3 recognisable groups does t...
26  cards
Ornithodira: the saurischian dinosaurs
Define a dinosauromorph 1,
Give an example of a dinosauromor...,
What is the classic small dinosau...
48  cards
The aves
How many species of bird are there 1,
The birds are one of the most div...,
Which group were the birds descen...
43  cards
Ornithordira: the ornithischian dinosaurs
Do the ornithischians have any li...,
List 3 synapomorphies of the orni...,
Why did ornithischians need more ...
37  cards
Historical biogeography
Dispersion of animals across the ...,
List 4 factors that affect our un...,
Explain the two main types of dis...
12  cards
The End Cretaceous mass extinction
What is another name for the end ...,
When did the kpg event occur 2,
What percentage of species were w...
30  cards
Dinosaur biomechanics
What is classic functional morpho...,
What is the problem with classic ...,
Limbs can be made redundant true ...
20  cards

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