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Decks in this class (22)

Lecture 1 - Intro to Dinosaurs
What is a dinosaur,
What era did the dinosaurs exist ...,
When did dinosaurs first evolve
3  cards
Lecture 2 - Geologic Time Scale
What is a stratigraphic column,
Ma ga,
How long did the hadean eon last for
20  cards
Lecture 3 - Evolution and Phylogeny
Evolution,
Phylogeny,
Clade
8  cards
Lecture 4 - Biological Classification
Linnaean hierarchy,
The 5 kingdom system of linnaean ...,
3 domain 6 kindgom system
6  cards
Lecture 5 Fossils
Fossil,
Body fossils,
Trace fossils ichnofossils
12  cards
Lecture 6 Tracks, Trackways, Depositional Environments
Trackway,
What can we tell from tracks in a...,
Dinosaur autobahn
11  cards
Lecture 7 - Dinosaur Ancestry
Tetrapods,
Vestigial structures,
Where did tetrapods evolve from
13  cards
Lecture 8 - Phylogeny of Dinosaurs
What are the two superorders of d...,
What does saurischian mean,
What does ornithichian mean
5  cards
Lecture 9 - Intro to Theropods
What superorder do theropods belo...,
Evolutionary novelties in the skull,
Evolutionary novelties in the body
3  cards
THEROPODS
What does theropod mean,
Ken of all theropods,
Coelophysis
18  cards
SAUROPODOMORPHS
Characteristics of all sauropordo...,
Split into two main clades,
Prosauropods
9  cards
ORNITHOPODS
How did these differ from other o...,
Characteristics of all ornithopods,
Iguanodontian characteristics
8  cards
THYREOPHORA
Characteristics of all thyreophora,
Primitive thyreophora,
Stegosauria characteristics 5
8  cards
MARGINOCEPHALIA
Ceratopsian characteristics 5,
Psittacosaurus,
Neoceratopsian characteristics 3
11  cards
Triassic Earth
Pangaea,
Panthalasa,
Gondwana
14  cards
Jurassic Earth
What happens after tr j,
How did pangaea start rifting,
Early middle jurassic climate
11  cards
Cretaceous Earth
Biggest event here,
Cretaceous vegetation,
Cretaceous climate
10  cards
Dino Hunters
Richard owen,
First scientific studies,
Joseph leidy
12  cards
Dinosaur Biology and Behaviour
Integument,
Scutes,
Filamentous coverings
7  cards
Warm/Cold Blooded?
Metabolism,
Ectotherms,
Advantages of ectotherms
16  cards
Dino-Bird Connection
Bird feather anatomy,
Characteristics of modern birds 5,
What parts of the skeleton are fu...
11  cards
K-Pg Extinction
Mass extinction,
Background extinction,
Last dinos in north america
15  cards

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