Tree of life 1 Flashcards
What type of ancestral fishes evolve into tetrapods ?
Lungfish
Transitional animal fossil which contains humerus, radius and ulna, wrist bones but no digits
Keptaric kitarick
Three lobe fin lineages
Lungfish, coelacanth, tetrapods
Three tetrapods lineages
Amphibians, mammals, reptiles
Four extraembryotic membranes present in amniotic egg.
Amnion, chorion, yolkside, arantoids
Why are extra embryonic membranes beneficial to the reptiles and mammals?
It allows them to live on the land, in dry conditions, and helps them stay hydrated.
What do mammals belong to?
Synapsids
Dimetrodon belongs to what
Synapsids(one hole)
What is the type of mammals which are the most primitive ones in Australia?
Monotre
Monotre common feature with reptiles
Red eggs
Monotre common features with the rest of the mammals
Three bones in the ears
What type of dinosaurs is believed to be related to birds?
Tyrex
Archaeopteryx common features with reptiles
Teeth, Wings with claws,
Archaeopteryx common features with current birds
Feathers
Feathers other purposes
Camouflage, insuraction,