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Potential bird characteristics |
Endothermy, acute vision, brooded eggs, complex courtship |
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Where did mammals come from |
Amniote ancestors 220 mya |
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Mammal characteristics |
Mammary glands, hair, enlarged skull, specialized teeth |
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Types of mammals |
Monotremes, marsupials, eutherians, primates |
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Monotreme types and characteristics |
Echidnas and platypus, egg layers |
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Marsupial characteristics |
Confined to australia, underdeveloped young, marsupium |
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Defining primate characteriatics |
Arboreal, hands for grasping, large brain, social with parental care, binocular vision |
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Eutherians |
Prolonged gestation, placental mammals |
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When did human evolution start |
6mya |
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Cultural evolution of humans |
Non genetic, agriculture began 10000 years ago |