Evolution of Animals 2 Flashcards
state and identify the four main features of a chordate
- pharyngeal slits
- post anal tail
- notochord
- dorsal hollow nerve cord
notochord
provides skeletal support and develops into the vertebral column in vertebrates
dorsal hollow nerve cord
develops into the central nervous system: the brain and spine
post anal tail
skeletal extension of the posterior end of the body
pharyngeal slits
openings in the pharynx that develop into gill arches in bony fish and into the jaw and inner ear in terrestrial animals.
what are the 3 subphyla that comprise the phylum chordata?
- cephalochordata (lancelets)
- urochordata (tunicates and sea squirts)
- vertebrata (hagfish, lempreys, cartilagenous/bony fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)
what was the first true vertebrae?
lampreys (petromyzontidea)
who had the first true skeletal cartilage?
hagfish (myxini)
who had the first true skeletal bone?
ray finned fishes (actinopterygii)
who had the first hinged jaws?
sharks/rays/skates (chondrichthyes)
who had the first cranium?
hagfish (myxini)
who had the first paired appendages?
sharks/skates/rays (chondrichthyes)
who had the first two pairs of limbs?
amphibians (frogs/salamanders)
lancelets
cephalochordata
- notochord
- dorsal hollow nerve chord
- post anal tail
- pharyngeal slits (solely for feeding here)
small, marine
tunicates
urochordata (“sea squirts”)
- notochord
- dorsal hollow nerve chord
- post anal tail
- pharyngeal slits (feeding, only characteristic which is retained through to the adult form)