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Phylum Chordata
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*bilaterian, deuterostomes
* Dorsal hollow nerve cord *notochord *muscular, post anal tail *pharyngeal slits |
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Notochord
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longitudinal flexible rod
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Dorsal hollow nerve chord
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from plate of ectoderm, develops into central nervous system and brain
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Protochordata
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*Hemichordata- soild nerve chord, marine worms
*Lancelets/ cephalochordata *Urochordata-partially true chordates, tunicates/ sea squirts, open vasc syst |
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Craniates
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*appearance of a head.
*consists of brain athe the anterior end of the dorsal nerve cord *2 sets of Hox genes *neural crest |
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Neural crest
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*collection of cells that appear near the dorsal margins of the closing neural tube in an embryo.
*give rise to a variety of stuctures |
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Agnatha (chordata, craniates)
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*no jaw
*dental elements allowing for scavenging |
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Myxini (chordata craniate agnatha)
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*hag fish
*secrete mucus *no vertebrae *scavengers |
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Vertabrates
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*more complex nervous system
*elaborate skeleton *skull with backbone made of vertebrae |
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Pteromyzontida (chordata, craniate, agnatha, vertebrea)
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*Lampreys
*parasitic *larva suspension feed *made of cartilage *cephalospidomorphi *ancient relative= pteraspidomorphi (bony plate head) *ancestor = conodonts |
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Gnathostomes (chordata, craniate, vertebra)
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*modification of the skeletal rods of pharengial gils
*lateral line system |
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Lateral line system
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organs that are sensitive to vibrations in surrounding water
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Ancient gnathostomes
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Placoderms -armored vertebrates
acanthodians |
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Chondrichthyans (chordata craniate vertebra gnathostomia)
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*sharks, rays,skates
*skeleton composed of mostly cartilage *suspension to carnivorous *Placoid scales do not grow but increase in size *sexual dimorphism *serial tooth replacement |
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Oviparousi
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lay eggs, hatch outside mother
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Ovoviparous
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fertilized eggs in mother nourished by egg yolk.
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Viviparous
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young develop within uterus, obtain nutrients through mother
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cloaca
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digestive adn reproductive tract ending
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Osteichthyans (chordata, craniate, vertebra, gnathostomata)
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*bonyfish
*Actinopterygii, Actinistia, Dipnoi * ocerculum- bony gill protector *swim bladder-contro bouyancy |
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Actinopterygii (osteichthyans)
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*ray-finned fish
* bony rays support fins *muscles inside of fish *allows for thin fins |
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Sarcopterygii/ians (osteichtheyans)
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lobe-finned fish
*rod-shaped bones surrouned by a think layer of muscle in fins *coelacanthsj *precoursor to legs *Dipnoi- lungfish-split from lobe-fin fish |
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Dipnoi (osteichtheyans, saarcopterygii?)
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-lungfish-split from lobe-fin fish
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Tetrapods (gnathostomes)
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*limbs to support weight on land
*head separated from meck *pelvic girdle fused to back bone * most adults don't have gills |
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Amphibians (gnathostomata, tetrapoda)
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*Urodela, Anura, Apoda
* perfer moist to aquatic condtions |
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Urodela (tetrapoda amphibious)
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*tailed amphibians
*salemanders, axoloti, *paedomorphosis/ neotic *walk like fish *gas exchange though skin |
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Paedomorphosis
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adult retains features of juvinile
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Anurans (tetrapoda amphibious)
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*no tails
*frog, toads *dependent on water column for life cycle *goes through metamorphosis *"swallows" air |
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Apodans (tetrapodia amphibious)
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*Caecilians
*derived leglessness *tropical |
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Amniotes (tetrapodia)
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tetrapods who developed an amniotic egg
includes reptiles and mammals |
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Amniotic egg
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Allows embryo to develop on land
Four specialized membranes: -amnion -chorion -yolk sac -allantois |
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Reptile (tetrapoda amniote)
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*tuataras, lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodiles, birds, dinosaurs too.
*ectothermic *endothermic -birds only *loss of ankle bone |
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Ectothermic
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absorb external heat as the main source of body heat
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Endothermic
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self regulating body temperature through metabolic activity
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Fenestrations
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holes behind the eye socket?
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Anapsida (reptile)
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*turtles and tortoises
*carapace and the plastron= dermal bone covered by epidermal scales called scoots. *fold or retract necks |
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Diapsida (reptile)
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Lepidosaurs
Archosaurs |
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Lepidosaurs(reptilia diapsida)
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*tuataras-spenodontidae
*lizards, snakes= squamates |
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Archosaurs(reptilia diapsida)
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crocodiylans
Pterosaurs Dinosaurs |
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Crocodillans (reptilia diapsida archosaurs)
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*aligators and crocodiles
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Birds (reptilia diapsida archosaurs)
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* no urinary bladder
*small gonads *toothless * wings, feathers * lattice bone |
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Mammalia (tetrapodia amniote)
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*mammary glads
*hair *endothermic *diaphragm |
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synapsids
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ancestrial group of amniotes
single temporal fenestra |
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Monotremes (mammalia)
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*lay eggs
*hair *produce milk through skin |
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Marsupials (mammalia)
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*nipples
*live birth *placenta *completes embryonic development while nursing |
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Eutherians (mammalia)
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*placental mammals
*longer pregnancies |