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Nomenclature: Vertebrate Tree Flashcards

1
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sauropsids

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clade of amniotes:

reptiles and birds

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synapsids

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clade of amniotes: mammals

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Neoselachii

Selachii

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chondrichtyes taxonomic group: sharks

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Holocephali

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chondrichtyes taxonomic group: ratfishes and chimeras

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Actinopterygii

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Ray - wing

Taxonomic group of osteichtyes: ray-finned fishes

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Sarcopterygii

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Taxonomic group of osteichtyes: lobe-finned fishes

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Osteichtyes

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chondrichtyes taxonomic group: bony fish

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Myxiniformes

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taxonomic group of non-amniotes: Hagfishes

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Petromyzontiformes

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taxonomic group of non-amniotes: Lampreys

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Chondrichthyes

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taxonomic group of non-amniotes: sharks, rays, and ratfishes

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Neopterygii

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taxonomic group of actinopterygians: ray-finned fish

monophyletic

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Chondrostei

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taxonomic group of actinopterygians: sturgeons and paddlefish

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Cladistia

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taxonomic group of actinopterygians: polypterids

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Holostei

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Neopterygii lineage: gars and bowfins

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Teleostei

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Neopterygii lineage: most fish (swordfish, goldfish, trout)

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Urodela, Anura, and Gymnophiona

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groups of amphibian vertebrates: Salamanders, frogs, and caecillians

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metazoans

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kingdom that includes chordata

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Bilateria

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group that contains the derived phyla

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Protostomia

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division of bilateria

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Deuterostomia

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division of bilateria

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Chordata

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deuterostome phyla

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echinodermata

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deuterostome phyla

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hemichordata

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deuterostome phyla

24
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olfactores

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sister group/taxon comprised of tunicates and vertebrates

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Testudines

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lineage of sauropsids

turtle

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Lepidosauria

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lineage of sauropsids

tuatara, lizards. and snakes

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Crocodylia

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lineage of sauropsids

crocodiles

28
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Aves

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lineage of sauropsids

birds

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