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44 Cards in this Set
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gnathostomes common names
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jaw mouth
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early jaw fish have which 2 sets of paired fins
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pelvic fins and pectoral fins
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placoderms common name
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plate skin
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which time periods were placoderms present?
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Silurian to Devonian
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syncharchual bone
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fused neural and hemal arches
-allows for independent movement of head from body |
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which group first shows a syncharchual bone
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placoderms
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dorsolaterally compressed
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flat
-some placoderms |
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condrichthyes common name
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cartilage fish
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two groups within condrichthyes
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elasmobranchs, holocephali
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2 bone components in condruchthyes
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placoid scales and teeth
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elasmobranchs common name
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sharks and rays
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holocephali common name
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chimeras
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operculum
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flap that covers and protects gills
-in holocephali, but not bony |
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acanthodians common name
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spiny form
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acanthodians defining feature
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large spines on leading edge of fins
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____ have replaceable teeth, while ____ have teeth, but they're not replaced and have no enamel.
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holocephali (sharks), acanthodians
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_____ has bony operculum, while ____ has an operculum, but it's not bony.
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acanthodians, holocephali (sharks)
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osteichthyes common name
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bone fish
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most diverse groups of vertebrae
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osteichthyes
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what does the swim bladder function for
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buoyancy
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2 groups within osteichthyes
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actinoptergians, sarcopterygians
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two groups within actinoptergians
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palaeonisciformes, neopterygii
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lepidotrichia
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supports thin, moveable fin rays
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lepidotrichia were first seen in which group
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osteichthyes
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actinopterogians common name
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ray-finned fish
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actinoptergians are under which larger group
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osteichthyes
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examples of palaneonisciformes
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paddlefish, sturgeons
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ganoid scales
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ganoine presentin scale (like a thick layer of enamel)
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ganoid scales are seen in which group
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palaeonisciformes (paddlefish)
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heterocercal tail
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uneven lobes
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heterocercal tail in which group
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palaeonisciformes
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which group includes most extant fishes and teleosts?
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neopterygians
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2 groups of extant fish
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teleosts and holosteans
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2 representatives of holosteans
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gars and bowfish
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cycloid or tenoid scales are found in which group
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neopterygians (teleosts)
-they are reduced |
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sarcoptergians common name
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lobed-fin fish
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cosmoid scales
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contain cosmine (which is dentin-like)
-sarcopterygians |
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diphycercal tail
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vertebral column extends straight back into tail and divides equal lobes
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extant sarcopterygian groups (3)
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actinistia, diphoi (lung fish), rhipidistians
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which group is thought to have given rise to tetrapods (during which era)
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rhipidistians
-Devonian |
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3 groups within the rhipidistians
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evsthenopteron, panderichthyes, tiktaalik
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crainal kinesis
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hinge-like joint at middle of the braincase, gives jaw more movement
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labryithodont teeth
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have lots of folding that increase surface area of enamel and dentin
-very strong |
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labryinthodont teeth are seen in which group?
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rhipsidians
-acanthostega and lepospondyls |