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Elasmobranch Radiations
Cladoselachimorpha, Eusellachiians: Hybodonts and Modern Elasmobranchs
Cladoselachimorpha
Three cusped teeth, notocord as only bodily support, broad based fins, inflexible mouth, homocercal tail
Hybodonts
Hump backed teeth, heterocercal tail, some neural and hemal spines, more flexible cartilagenous fins
Modern Elasmobranchs
Calcified vertebra, ceratotricha, protrusible jaw, spiral valve intestine, claspers, ventral mouth
Chondrosteii
Analogous to sharks, cartilagenous skeleton, heterocercal tail, spiral valve intestine, heavy ganoid scales amphistylic suspension
Neopterygii
Chondrosteii / Teleostei intermediate
Chondrichthys
Cartilagenous fish, including Elasmobranchs
Teleostei
Bone reductions, flexion, light weight scales, manoeuvrable spines, jaw protrusion, fin positional changes
Branchiostegal rays
Rays that assist with two pump respiration in Actinopterygiians
Inertial suction
Elevate mouth roof, push out sides, drop mouth floor, open operculum, expand from mouth to operculum, lower mandible, protrude premaxilla
Cardiform
Sand paper like generalist teeth
Sarcopterygii
Fleshy, boney fins, w a humerus and pterygiophores, diphycercal tail, autostylic jaw, modified swim bladder
Changes in tetrapods
Limb, Lungs, Musculoskeletal, Neck, Sensory, Digits, Ribs, Pelvic fusion, Gills, Hands forewards, stapes, wrist bones
Amphibians
Two life stages, water reliant, reduced, unossified skull bones, broad flat head, rib loss, typanic membrane and stapes, positive pressure breathing, three chambered heart
Amniote Egg
Chorion, Allantois, Amnion, Yolk Sac, Shell, Placenta
Chorion
Thin vascularised layer with entry for oxygen, and exit for CO2
Allantois
Directs gas and stores wastes
Amnion
Fluid, embryo floats in
Yolk sac
Delivers nutrients
Placenta
Can form from the allantois, or yolk sac and chorion
Shell
Protective, allowing gaseous transfer
Tuatara
Parietal ommatidium-like eye, cloaca, 2 hemipenes, dinosaur like ribs (gastralia)
Mammalian jaw changes
Dentary orbital vs articular quadrate, articular became malleus, quadrate incus, and angular tympanic bone
Mammal changes
Upright stance, stronger bite and jaw, secondary palate, occluding heterodont teeth, endothermy, diaphragm, mammary and skin glands, fur, inner ear bones