Reptiles and mammals Flashcards
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Q
Difference between synapsids vs diapsids
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Difference= # of temporal fenestrae in skull
Synapsids- have 1 temporal fenestrae in skull(mammals)
Diapsids- have 2 emporal fenestraes (reptiles)
2
Q
What are Lepidosaurs?
A
A clade of reptiles.
Tuataras and Squamates (lizards)
3
Q
Groups of mammals
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Marsupials (kangaroo), eutherians (primates> humans), monotremes (platypus)
4
Q
Marsupials are…
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Viviparous