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Lecture Exam 1 Flashcards

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Analogy

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Similar function

e.i. Bird and bat wings

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Homology

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Common ancestry

e.i. Forelimbs of bird and crocodile

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Homoplasy

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Similar appearance

e.i. Sail fin on fish and sail back reptile

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Homocercal tail

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Dorsal and ventral same size, provides thrust, found with swim bladder

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Heterocercal tail

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Dorsal bigger then ventral, provides lift, found without swim bladder

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Archaeopteryx

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Have both reptile and bird traits

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Lobe fin

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Preadapted to evolve to tetrapods

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True chordate fila

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Cephalochordata, urochordata, vertebrata

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Fila with some chordate feature

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Hemichordata

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Chordate features

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Notochord,dorsal hollow nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, post-anal tail, endostyle/thyroid gland

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Endostyle

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Mucus producing

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Thyroid gland

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Hormone producing

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Notochord

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Fluid filled cells, rigid/flexible = structure/movement, early in embryos but degrade in adults, under dorsal hollow nerve cord

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Pharyngeal slits

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Behind buckle cavity in pharynx, exit for filter feeding, embryo in mammals

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Protocordates

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Hemichordates, chephalochordates, urochordates

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Deuterostomes

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Develop anus then head

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Hemichordates

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Pharyngeal slits develop differently, anus at tip of tail, collar nerve cord (develop differently, ciliary mucus feeder, body plan (proboscis, collar, trunk). e.i. Acorn worm

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Hemichordates larvae

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Free swimming similar to echinoderm

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Cephalochordates

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Marine, closer to Hemichordates

e.i. Amphioxus, lamprey

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Urochordate

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Adults lack tail and notochord, branchial basket (pharynx), closer to vertebrates. e.i. Tunicates, larvacea, “sea skirt”

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Larvacea

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Urochordate, release mucus that creates “house”

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Origin of chordate body plan theories

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Anthropod/annelid ancestor or echinoderm ancestor

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Anthropoid ancestor to chordates

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Segment, ventral not hollow nerve cord (flipped), false

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Echinoderm ancestor to chordates

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Hemichordates larva similar to echinoderm larva, bilateral symmetry, deuterostomes (Gastang)

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Echinoderm larva. How is notochord formed?

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Similar to chordates but elongated (ciliary bands form nerve cords

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Larva sizes

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Locomotion (cilia then segmented muscles and notochord), feeding changes (adoral band/cilia use endostyle then water intake use pharyngeal slits)

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Paedomorphosis

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Juvenile able to breed. e.i. Salamander

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Ancestor of chordates

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Echinoderm

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First complex life

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542 mya

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First vertebrate/chordate

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.5 bya, Cambrian period in Paleozoic era

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Fossil types

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Impression and mineralized

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Impression

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Fine silt

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Mineralized fossils

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Hard structures convert to rock

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Dating fossils

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Stratigraphy (comparison) and radioisotopes (uranium to lead and potassium to argon)

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What can you find out from fossils?

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Behavior/social interactions, fair, skin texture

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Ostracoderms

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Early fish, jawless

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Placoderm

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Jaw fish

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Early Paleozoic

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Ostracoderms, placoderm

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Chondrichthyes

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Shark, cartage skeleton

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Osteichthyes (types)

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Bony fish, types: sarcopterygian and actinopterygian

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Sarcopterygian example

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e.i. Lung fish and coelacanth

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Actinopterygian example

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e.i. 1. Sturgeon, paddle fish, bichirs 2. Gars, amia 3. Salmon, perch, bass, etc…

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Late Paleozoic

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Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, tetrapod

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Describe first tetrapod. (Years ago)

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Amphibian-like 400 mya (e.i. Acanthostega with polydactyl digits), reptile 270 mya

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Endothermic bones

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Have osteons

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Osteons

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Long cylinders in bones

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Ectotherm bones

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Have growth rings

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Early tetrapod bones

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Rings but not osteons

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Dinosaur bones

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Osteons but no definite growth rings

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Turbinates

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Nasal conchae, warms and moistens air and recover moisture during exhalation (dinosaurs don’t have)

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Primitive vertebrae

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Protect neural tube: arches around neural tube, ventral arches around arteries, prominent notochord

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Arcualia theory of vertebrae development

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Evolutionary fusion of blocks, false: tetrapods develop differently

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Resegmentation

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Somite grow in repeated units down neural tube, separate into pieces (dermis, body, vertebrae), vertebrae grow around notochord-perichordal tube, resegment (.5 and .5), notochord degenerates

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Vertebrae formation theories

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Shark arculia and resegmentation (true)

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Aspidospondyly

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Vertebrae spines and centra are separate, primitive/flexible. e.i. Rhachitomous

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Holospondyle

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Vertebra and centrum connected, firm/weight baring, e.i. Lepospondyle

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Bowfish

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Have both aspidospondyl and holospondyl

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Early placoderm vertebrae

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Larger notocord but increased vertebrae

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Chondrichthyes vertebrae

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Reduced notocord but still present

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Fins and girdles purpose

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Muscle attachment, bone or cartilage

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Limbs and girdles purpose

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Stabilize limbs, carry propulsive force, muscle attachment

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Part fins to limbs

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Basal-stylopodium, radials-zeugopodium, dermal-autopodium

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Theories for fins to limbs

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Gill arch theory and fin fold theory

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Gill arch theory

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(Karl Gegenbaur) extend gill ray to become fins, what about pelvic fins?

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Fin fold theory

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(Francis Balfour) ventral ridges/fin folds in Agnathans stiffened by internal structures

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Why evolve fins?

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Streamline but balanced: pitch, yaw, roll

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Pitch

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Up down force

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Yaw

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Left/right force

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Roll

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Force that turns over

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Ostracoderms other features

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Early Agnathans, no pelvic girdle, reverse heterocercal tail (not active)

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Primitive bony fish

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Have pectoral and pelvic girdle, active

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Modern shark pectoral girdle

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Basals fuse to form

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Bony fish pectoral girdle

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Most dermal bone, small amount endochondral none, port temporal attach skull

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Dermal bone

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Beneath skin

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Endochondral bone

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Cartilage to bone

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Modification after fin to limb

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Pelvic/pectoral girdle modest in fish and weight bearing in tetrapod, early tetrapod dermal reduced and not attached to skull (force not passed to skill)

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Coelacanths

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400 mya (thought extinct 65 mya), found to still be alive, hover and stabilize water column using lobe fins, 2 species (Africa and Indonesia)

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Coelacanth discovery

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1930s: Courtney Latimer caught in S Africa. 1950s: another caught and preserved

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Pectoral girdle dual origin

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endochondral component - basal fin elements (articulation and attachments) and dermal - dermal armor (brace)

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Lobe fin

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Preadapted into limbs

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80
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Why move to land?

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Escape predation or aestivation but stay in water

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81
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Catfish and mud puppies

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Modified/elongated pectoral fins, moved forwards, mud puppies hold water in mouth

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Pectoral girdle pieces

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Scapula, procoracoid, coracoid

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Pectoral girdle modification

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Endochondral component becomes more prominent

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Pelvic girdle bone types and fusion

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Only endochondral, fuse with adjacent vertebrae to stabilize (forces distributed to vertebrae)

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Pelvic bones

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Pelvis, ischium, ilium

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Synapsids to mammals

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Excavation (lighter because holes), orientation (align forces with travel direction), pubis/muscles reduced

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Synapsids

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Mammal-like tetrapod

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Biomechanics

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How form and function are related to engineering

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Forces

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Static (gravity) and dynamic (motion)

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Compression

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Push together

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Tension

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Pull apart

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Shear

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Opposing forces (bend in half)

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What forces can bones resist most?

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Compression > tension > shear

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Microfractures

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Imperfections concentrate forces

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Leading

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How forces are distributed

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More stable leading

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Asymmetrical leading

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How to prevent breaks

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Counter weight, bigger brace (e.i. Tendon-iliotibial tract)

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Continuous force

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Atrophy. e.i. Tumor

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Unstressed force

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Atrophy. e.i. Astronaut

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Intermittent force

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Hypertrophy. e.i. Normal

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Atrophy

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Reduction bone mass

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Hypertrophy

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Increased bone mass

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Stressed trajectory

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Focused at periphery, forms compact bones

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Trabeculae

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Spongy bone

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Wolf’s Law

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Bone remolding proportional to mechanical forces applied

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Piezoelectricity

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Negative charge = bone depression = compression

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Why biped locomotion?

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Height,sight, more forelimb use

108
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Modifications for bipedal locomotion

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Feet have arches, legs further apart, shorter pelvis, s-shaped vertebral column, axial muscles and ligament stabilization

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Foot arches

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Weight spread out

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Legs further apart

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Femur angled, allows balance

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Shorter pelvis

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Lowers waist and center of gravity

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A-shaped vertebral collumn

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Shock absorber

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Suspension support

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Static support

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Resist compression

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Neural spines and centra

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Resist tension

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Muscles/ligaments

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Biological node

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Reversal of neural spine direction

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Counter balance

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Expanded cervical

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Increase head movement

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Separate lumbar

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No interference with hind limbs

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Streamlining

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Reduce drag to maximize propulsion

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Lateral undulation

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Used by fish, amphibians, and reptiles

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What organisms use cursorial motion?

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Mammals and dinosaurs (developed separately)

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Therapsid modifications

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Limbs/digits rotated forward (direction of travel), limbs under body

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Limbs under body

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Ease of motion, pendulum swing (adductor reduced), developed independently in dinosaurs

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Lateral sequence gate

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3/4 limbs in contact together, stable

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Speed =

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Stride length x stride rate

127
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Increase stride length

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  1. Distal elements lengthen 2. Foot posture with less contact 3. Joint addition to locomotor mechanism 4. Increase flexion
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Flexion

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Distance limbs move while off ground

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Increase stride rate

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  1. Muscle location 2. Muscle mass (lighten distally) 3. Digit reduction (lighten distally)
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Lighten distally

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Reduce inertia

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Gates

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Pattern foot touches ground

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Amble

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Forelimbs and hind feet move in unison

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Fast amble

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Troy

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Diagonally opposite limbs move together

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Half-bound

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Hind feet contact a same time, forefeet lead and trail

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Gallop

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All feet leading and trailing, high speed

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Print (bound)

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All four in unison, decelerates

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Larger animal travel

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Less flexion, less energy, endurance

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Smaller animal travel

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More energy, speed

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Ariel locomotion

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Movement through air

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Jumping

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Escape predators

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Parachuting

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Increase drag, soft impact

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Gliding

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Deflect line of fall, increase lift

144
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Flailing

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Increase distance

145
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Classes with powered flight

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Birds, bats, pterosaurs

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Flying squirrel

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Gliding skin

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Pigmy opossum

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Parachuting cup body

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Colugo “flying lemur”

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Largest flap of skin includes tail and fingers

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Flying frog

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Webbed feet

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Flying lizard “flying dragon”

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Flying snake

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Flatten ribs into cup shape

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Flying fish

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Large pectoral fins

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Bats

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Fold of skin (body to digits), manis only in wings not whole arm

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Pterosaurs

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Sparrow size to 40 ft wing span, membrane extends to elongated 5th digit

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Birds

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Most efficient adaptations, primary and secondary feather

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Origin of flight hypotheses

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Arboreal, insect net, and climbing

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Insect-net theory

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running with short hops, wings used to catch insects/small prey

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Climbing theory

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Wing assisted incline running motion same as flying motion. Archaeopteryx don’t have claws for climbing

159
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Bernoulli’s principle

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As fluid velocity increased, pressure fluid decreases

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Airfoils

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Allows separation of fluid velocities

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Cambered wing

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Front of wing thicker; air flows over top faster, decreases pressure while under pressure increases causing lift

162
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Horizontal wing

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Lift greater then drag

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Partially Angled wing

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Lifts more but also more drag

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Extremely angled wing

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Decreases lift and increases drag

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Secondary feathers

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Forearm, lift

166
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Primary feathers

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Phylanges, thrust

167
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Soaring vs thrust wings

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Thrust increased manus and thrust, soaring increased forearm and increase lift

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Soaring wing shape

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Long (lift)

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Pheasant win shape

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Short/rounded wing (maneuverable)

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Swallow wing shape

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Streamline (streamline/fast)

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Hawk

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Intermediate shape (maneuverable/lift)

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Penguin wing bones

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Robust wing with thick bones (swimming)

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Auk wing bones

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Medium bones (blinking)

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Sea gull wing bone

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Thin/long bones (soaring)

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Synsacrum

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Rigid skeleton resists aerodynamic forces

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Why fly?

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Travel distances/migrate, catch prey

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Tubular hollow bones

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Lighten skeleton

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Synsacrum parts

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Sacrum and pelvic girdle

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Early Mesozoic (200 mya)

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True amphibians and true reptiles

180
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True amphibians

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Frogs, salamander, and caecilians

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True reptiles

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Turtles, crocodiles, squamatrs, tuatara

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Tuatara

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Reptile from Jurassic period

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Age of reptiles

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Ichthyosaurs

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Dolphin-like, 30 ft long, air breathing through mouth

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Plesiosaurs

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Pattle-like limbs, air breathing, 2 types: long 70 vertebrae neck and short neck. e.i. Loch Ness

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Pterosaurs

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Powered flight, pinky extended to become wing, coastal, needle teeth

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Dinosaur types

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Saurischians and ornithischians

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Saurischians

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Ischium hip down, “lizard hip”

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Ornithischians

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Ischium hip back, “bird hip”

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Stegosaurs

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Plates down back (heat/protection) and spiked tail

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What caused dinosaur extinction?

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Volcanism, climate, vegitation, asteroid

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Asteroid

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Eukenane peninsula 65 mya

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Age of mammals

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Mesozoic-Triassic

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First mammals

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Lineages of mammals

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Monotremes, theria, eutheria

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Monotremes

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Lay eggs. e.i. Platypus, spiny anteater

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Theria

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Pouched marsupials

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Eutheria

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Placental mammals

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Saber-toothed mammals

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2 Placental (e.i cat and nimravid cat-like) and 1 marcupial

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Late Cenozoic

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Human species

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Homo habalis (“handy man”), homo erectus, homo ergaster, homo neanderthalensis, homo sapien

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Homo neanderthalensis

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Extinct 10-12 thousand years ago

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Homo sapien

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100 thousand years ago

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Mid-Cenozoic

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Decline in North American mammal diversity

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Ectotherms

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“Cold blooded”

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Endotherms

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Warm blooded

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Predictor prey ratio of dinosaurs

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Less predators shows endotherm. Cod be chance fossils

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Insulation of dinosaurs

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Feathers first in dinosaurs. Shows endotherm. Could be sexual

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Latitudinal distribution of dinosaurs

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Spread to poles shows endotherm. Could be migration

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (1 decks)

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