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47 Cards in this Set
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Order? One set of upper and lower incisors and a large diastema.
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Order Rodentia
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Order? Two sets of upper incisors, one behind the other, and a large diastema.
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Order Lagomorpha
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Order? Enlarged, sharp canines and a carnassial pair.
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Order Carnivora
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Order? Antlers, horns, or pronghorns, selenodont cheek teeth, and no upper incisors.
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Order Artiodactyla
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Order? Lophodont cheek teeth and upper incisors.
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Order Perissodactyla
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Order? Enlarged canines and a narrow brain case.
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Order Didelphimorphia
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Order? Tiny skull with long, pointy rostrum. May or may not have zygomatic arch, may have brown tipped teeth.
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Order Soricomorpha
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Order? Tiny skull with large gap between front two teeth.
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Order Chiroptera
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Order? Skull, about 4" long, has a long, narrow rostrum and teeth that are homodont.
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Order Xenarthra
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Superorder? Antlers, horns, or pronghorns, selenodont cheek teeth, and no upper incisors.
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Superorder Paraxonia
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Superorder? Lophodont cheek teeth and upper incisors.
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Superorder Mesaxonia
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Infraclass? Enlarged canines and a narrow brain case.
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Infraclass Metatheria
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Infraclass? Two sets of upper incisors, one behind the other, and a large diastema.
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Infraclass Eutheria
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Infraclass? Skull, about 4" long, has a long, narrow rostrum and teeth that are homodont.
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Infraclass Eutheria
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Family? Enlarged canines and a narrow brain case.
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Family Didelphidae
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Family? Tiny skull with long, pointy rostrum. Does not have a zygomatic arch. May have brown tipped teeth.
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Family Soricidae
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Family? Tiny skull with long, pointy rostrum. Has a zygomatic arch.
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Family Talpidae
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Family? Skull, about 4" long, has a long, narrow rostrum and teeth that are homodont.
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Family Dasypodidae
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Family? Two sets of upper incisors, lots of skull fenestrations, six cheek teeth.
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Family Leporidae
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Family? Two sets of upper incisors, few skull fenestrations on lower jaw only, five cheek teeth, long extension on back of jugal bone.
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Family Ochotonidae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors, pointy post-orbital processes.
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Family Sciuridae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors, flat topped skull, first cheek tooth has a figure 8 shape to occlusal surface, MAY have grooved incisors.
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Family Geomyidae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors, large auditory bullae, infraorbital foramen goes all the way through nasal septum.
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Family Heteromyidae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors, keyhole shaped infraorbital foramen, 3 upper cheek teeth.
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Family Muridae
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Subfamily? Single set of upper incisors, keyhole shaped infraorbital foramen, round brain case, 3 rows tooth cusps.
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Subfamily Murinae
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Subfamily? Single set of upper incisors, keyhole shaped infraorbital foramen, round brain case, 2 rows tooth cusps OR prismatic teeth.
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Subfamily Sigmodontinae
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Subfamily? Single set of upper incisors, keyhole shaped infraorbital foramen, square brain case, prismatic teeth.
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Subfamily Arvicolinae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors, skull the size of a softball, small infraorbital foramen.
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Family Castoridae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors, skull the size of a softball, huge infraorbital foramen.
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Family Erethizontidae
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Family? Single set of upper incisors; enlarged, oval infraorbital foramen; 4 upper cheek teeth; grooved upper incisors.
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Family Zapodidae
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Suborder? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair.
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Suborder Fissipedia
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Superfamily? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, not a cat.
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Superfamily Canoidea
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Superfamily? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, short rostrum, short brain case, divided auditory bullae, post-orbital process almost closes the circle around the orbit.
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Superfamily Feloidea
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Family? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, short rostrum, short brain case, divided auditory bullae, post-orbital process almost closes the circle around the orbit.
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Family Felidae
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Family? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, long rostrum, secodont teeth.
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Family Canidae
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Family? BIG skull, enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, bunodont cheek teeth.
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Family Ursidae
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Family? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, palate rounded and not even with last tooth.
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Family Mustelidae
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Family? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, often has bunodont cheek teeth, palate M shaped.
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Family Procyonidae
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Family? Enlarged canines and a carnassial pair, palate rounded and IS even with last tooth.
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Family Mephitidae
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Family? Lophodont cheek teeth and upper incisors.
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Family Equidae
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Suborder? Antlers, horns, or pronghorns, selenodont cheek teeth, and no upper incisors.
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Suborder Ruminantia
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Family? No upper incisors, selenodont cheek teeth, may have antlers.
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Family Cervidae
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Family? No upper incisors, small spikes of bone on head or pronghorns.
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Family Antilocapridae
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Family? No upper incisors, horns.
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Family Bovidae
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Family? Small bat with tail encased in patagium.
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Family Vespertilionidae
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Family? Small bat with tail free.
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Family Molossidae
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Suborder? Small bat, with or without tail free.
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Suborder Microchiroptera
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