Vertebrate Zoology

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Decks in this class (25)

Vertebrate Origins
What type of animal are metazoans,
What are non vertebrate chordates,
What is the main characteristic o...
22  cards
Class Chondrichthyes and Sharks
What are the defining features of...,
Define synapomorphy,
Describe chondrichthyes
78  cards
Tetrapod Origins
Describe osteichthyans,
What are chondrocytes,
Describe endochondral ossification
21  cards
Amphibians
Describe the class amphibia,
What are the 3 extant orders in t...,
Describe aquatic larvae
43  cards
Synapsids and Diapsids
Describe the 3 membranes in amnio...,
Describe the shell in amniotic eggs,
What are examples of paleozoic am...
20  cards
Introduction to Mammals
What are the 2 sub classes of mam...,
Describe prototheria,
How are prototherias similar to o...
23  cards
Mammalian Skeletal Anatomy
What are non articular projections,
What are non articular depressions,
What are the 5 regions of mammali...
18  cards
Mammalian Respiration & Circulation
What are the challenges of respir...,
How have vertebrates evolved to o...,
Describe the mammalian nasal cavity
25  cards
Mammalian Feeding
What are the different anatomical...,
Give 2 examples of adapted jaw sh...,
Describe the elongated fingers in...
33  cards
Mammalian Locomotion
What are the factors for locomotion,
What is the general function of c...,
Describe short bones
47  cards
Crocodile Lineage
What type of skull does archosaur...,
What are some examples of soft ti...,
Describe thecodont teeth
16  cards
Crocodilian Biodiversity
Give 2 asian spp of gavialidae,
Describe alligatoridae,
Describe crocodylidae
17  cards
Avian Lineage
Describe how mesotarsal ankles de...,
Describe tarsometatarsus in birds,
Describe pterosaur hindlimbs
6  cards
What is a Dinosaur?
Describe the dinosaur acetabulum,
Describe the avian hip joint,
What does the closed acetabulum mean
8  cards
Ornithischians and Saurischians
What are the 2 lineages of dinosaurs,
Describe the pelvis of earliest a...,
Describe the pelvis of early arch...
3  cards
Herbivorous Dinosaurs
0  cards
Theropod Dinosaurs
0  cards
Class Aves - What is a Bird?
0  cards
Living Birds
0  cards
Class Aves - Feeding
0  cards
Birds in Action
0  cards
Bird Reproduction
0  cards
Lepidosauria
0  cards
Legless Squamates
0  cards
Order Testudinata
0  cards

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