Mammalia Flashcards
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Where is Class Mammalia
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Included in synapsida, branched off Amniota
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What classifies a synapsid
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Having a single temporal/post orbital fenestra
Leaves bony arch beneath each opening
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Characteristics of Pelycosauria
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Derived from synapsids
Some has a sail–>flap of skin supported by bony projections of vertebrae
Most were carnivorous, some herbivorous
Underwent extensive radiation
Arose mid-Carboniferous period
Extinct by end of Permian
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