Synapsids Characteristics Flashcards
1
Q
Synapsids have Single ____________ on the skull
A
Temporal fenestra
2
Q
______ moved from their origins ( inner surface of the temporal shield) to the outer _________ and ___________
A
Jaw muscles
Braincase
Zygomatic arch
3
Q
their ________ contacts _________ bone
A
Maxilla
Quadratojugal
4
Q
They developed what type of teeth ?
A
Caninform maxillary
5
Q
___________ formed on their trunk vertrabae
A
Narrow neural arches
6
Q
A prominent Permian synapsids includes ——-
A
Pelycosaurs (dimetrodon)
