Vocabulary Ch.23 And 24

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alleghenian orogeny

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the part ofgondawana that is now african began to collide with laurasia during late pennsylvanian.

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aminote egg

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egg with shell, providinga complete enviroment to a developing embyro, that alllow reptiles to colonize land during the late mississippian.

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angiosperms

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seed-bearing, flowering plants that evolved during the cretaceous.

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dinosaurs

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a group of reptiles that develope in the up right posture about 228 millions yrs ago

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ectotherm

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animals whose body body temperature is reguarlated by the temperature of its surroundings.

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endotherm

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animals that maintains a relatively constant body temperature, reguardless of its surroundings.

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gondwana

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large continents in the southern hemisphere that formedasa results of collisional evennts during the late paleozoic.

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hominids

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group of uprigh, bipedal primates, including homo saphiens

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hominiods

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group of primates, including hominids and the great apes

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homo saphiens

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species to ehich humans belong

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laurasia

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continent with baltic and lauienta attach

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mammals

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wram blooded animals

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mass extinction

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occurs when an usually large number of organsims become extinct over relativelyshort period of geologic time.

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paleography

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ancient geographic settngof an area.

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primate

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mammal that develope specialized traits, such as opposabl thumbs and two eyes directed forward, primarily because of arboreal ancestry

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vascular plants

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lands plants with the ability to move watr though their stems and stalks nd which, durin the ealy silurian were small and leafless and grew along grounds.