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Tree of Life
Animals
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
02/21/2010
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Eubacteria
 Definition
True Bacteria
Term
Archaea
 Definition
Archaebacteria
Term
Plants
 Definition
Mosses, ferns, seed plants
Term
Fungi
 Definition
Mushrooms, yeasts
Term
Porifera
 Definition
Sponges
Term
Ctenophora
 Definition
Comb jellies
Term
Cnidaria
 Definition
jellyfish, anemones, corals
Term
Nematoda
 Definition
Roundworms
Term
Oncychophora
 Definition
velvet worms
Term
Arthropoda
 Definition
insects, spiders, crustaceans, chelicerates, myriapods
Term
Annelids
 Definition
segmented worms
Term
Mollusca
 Definition
snails, clams, squids, etc.
Term
Platyhelminthes
 Definition
flatworms
Term
Echinodermata
 Definition
starfish, sea cucumbers
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Chordata
 Definition
chordates, vertebrates
Term
Urochordates
 Definition
tunicates
Term
Cephalochordates
 Definition
amphioxus
Term
Hyperoartia
 Definition
lampreys
Term
Chondrichthyes
 Definition
cartilaginous fish: sharks, rays, etc.
Term
Actinopterygii
 Definition
ray-finned fish
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Dipnoi
 Definition
lungfish
Term
Terrestrial vertebrates
 Definition
mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians
Term
Anura
 Definition
frogs and toads
Term
Caudata
 Definition
salamanders and newts
Term
Gymnophiona
 Definition
caecilians
Term
Cryptodira
 Definition
vertical retraction of neck
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Pleurodira
 Definition
side necked
Term
Crocodylomorpha
 Definition
crocodiles and alligators
Term
Ornithischia
 Definition
bird-hipped herbivores
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Sauropodomorpha
 Definition
long necked herbivores
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Theropoda
 Definition
bipedal carnivores
Term
Paleognathae
 Definition
ratities and tinamous
Term
Neognathae
 Definition
the rest of the birds
Term
Sphenodontida
 Definition
tuatara
Term
Amphisbaenians
 Definition
legless lizards
Term
Cetacea
 Definition
whales dolphins
Term
Artiodactyla
 Definition
pigs, deer, goats, hippos, camel (even toed ungulates)
Term
Perissodactyla
 Definition
horses, tapirs, rhino (odd toed ungulates)
Term
Carnivora
 Definition
dogs, cats, bears, raccoons, weasels, hyenas, seals, walrus
Term
Pholiodota
 Definition
pangolins
Term
Chiroptera
 Definition
bats
Term
Insectivora
 Definition
shrews, hedgehogs, moles
Term
Rodentia
 Definition
rodents
Term
Lagomorpha
 Definition
rabits, hares, pikas
Term
Dermopotera
 Definition
flying lemurs
Term
Scandentia
 Definition
tree shrews
Term
Primates
 Definition
monkeys, apes, humans
Term
Xenartha/Edentata
 Definition
Anteaters, sloths, armadillos
Term
Macroscelidea
 Definition
elephant shrews
Term
Tubulidentata
 Definition
aardvark
Term
Sirenia
 Definition
manatees, dugong, sea cow
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Hyracoidea
 Definition
the hyrax
Term
Proboscidea
 Definition
elephants
Term
Marsupialia
 Definition
kangaroos, wombats, koalas
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Monotremata
 Definition
platypus, echidna
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