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16 Cards in this Set
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Diversification of land plants occurs during
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the Devonian
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Dinosaurs, flying reptiles, marine reptiles, mammals
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Mesozoic
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Pangea present throughout
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Triassic
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Triassic climate
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generally hot and dry, no glaciers, some swampy areas
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diapsids
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two openings on each side of skull
ex. snakes, lizards, archosaurs |
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synapsids
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single opening low on each side of skull (mammal-like reptiles and mammals)
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plesiousaurs and icthyosaurs
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marine reptiles of the Mesozoic
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pterosaurs
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flying reptiles of the Mesozoic
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End of Cretaceous
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Mass extinction, pangaea breaks apart, climate change, seas level change, meteortie impact
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Evidence for meteorite impact
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layer of iridium in rock
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achaeopteryx
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first bird
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Homo sapiens appear during
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the pleistocene
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Prosimians
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lemurs of madagascar, lorises, pottos, tarsiers
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anthropoids
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monkeys, apes, and humans
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hominoids
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apes and hominids
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hominids
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humans and their direct ancestors
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