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Ungulates and Cetacea Flashcards

1
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Odd-toed ungulates

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Perissodactyla

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2
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Even-toed ungulates

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Artiodactyla

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3
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Features of Equidae skull

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complete post-orbital bar, massive heel to dentary, raised nasals, upper incisors, quadrate hypsodont cheek teeth

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4
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Domestic/feral horse

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Equus ferus caballus

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5
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Domestic donkey

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Equus africanus asinus

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Tapir family

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Tapiridae

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7
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Rhino family

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Rhinocerotidae

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8
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Rhino distribution

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Africa and SE Asia

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9
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Tapir distribution

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Neotropics, SE Asia

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10
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Traits shared by cetacea and artiodactyla

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  1. Have paraxonic pes
  2. Astralagus (heel bone) has unique ‘double pulley’ morphology
  3. Deciduous trilobed P4
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11
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Family in suborder Tylopoda

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Camelidae

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12
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Feral pig

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sus scrofa

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13
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Family that contains pigs

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suidae

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14
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Features of suidae

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bunodont, omnivores, prominent occipital crest, canines develop into tusks, lack post-orbital bar, 4 toes/foot, prominent disk at tip of rostrum, long paraoccipital process, elongated skull with flat profile

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15
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Family that includes peccaries and javelinas

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tayassuidae

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16
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2 Artiodactyla suborders

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Suiformes and Ruminantia

17
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American pronghorn family and name

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F. Antilocapridae
Antilocapra americana

18
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Mule deer family and name

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F. Cervidae
Odocoileus hemionus

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White-tailed deer family and name

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F. Cervidae
Odocoileus virginianus

20
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American elk family and name

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F. Cervidae
Cervus canadensis

21
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Moose family and name

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F. Cervidae
Alces alces

22
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Caribou family and name

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F. Cervidae
Rangifer tarandus

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Bighorn sheep family and name

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F. Bovidae
Ovis canadensis

24
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Bison family and name

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F. Bovidae
Bison bison

25
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Domestic cattle

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bos taurus

26
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Domestic sheep family and name

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F. Bovidae
Ovis aries

27
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Domestic goat family and name

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F. Bovidae
Capra aegagrus hircus

28
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Families in suborder ruminantia

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Bovidae, cervidae, antilocapridae

29
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Suborder toothed whales

A

Odontocetes

30
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Suborder baleen whales

A

Mystecetes

BIO321 Mammalogy (11 decks)

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