Week 7/8 Flashcards

1
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Carl Linnaeus

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invented taxonomy and binomial naming system

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2
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rule of priority

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once a species is named it stays that way

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3
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Holotype

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the example of a species as outlined in a paper

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4
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morphological variations

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ontogenetic
individual
taphonomic
interspecific
infraspecific

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5
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synapomorphy

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a shared derived character

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6
Q

Thomas Henry Huxley

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worked with Darwin and liked evolution
-proposed birds descended from dinosaurs showing archaeopteryx as proof
-later confirmed by Sinosauropteryx

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7
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Archaeopteryx

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small feathered dinosaur that gave Thomas Henry Huxley the idea that birds came from dinosaurs

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8
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Sinosauropteryx

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small feathered dinosaur helping prove the birds came from dinosaurs

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