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Definition
- Class Acanthodii
- Superclass Osteichthyes
- Class Sarcopterygii
- Class Actinopterygii |
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Term
Grade Teleostomi Synapomorphies
(4) |
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Definition
- Bony dermal and endoskeleton
- Bony operculum
- Gill arch levator muscles
- Gas bladder or lung used for respiration |
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Term
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Definition
- Exctinct
- Related closer to bony fish
- Devonian era |
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Term
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Definition
- Grade Teleostomi, Superclass Osteichthyes
- Includes Tetrapods
- Bones reach into fins
- Order Coelacanthiformes
- Lungfishes |
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Term
| Class Sarcopterygii Synapomorphy |
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Definition
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Term
Order Coelacanthiformes
(5) |
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Definition
- Miss Courtney Latimer worked at East London Museum
- Drew original drawing in 1938 and sent to Dr. JLB Smith
- Found in 1952 in Comoros Islands
- Discovered they live in deep caves
- Can detect electricity |
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Term
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Definition
- Australian Lungfish in Queensland, Australia
- African and South American Lungfish (can aestivate) |
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Term
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Definition
- Spend a hot or dry period in a prolonged state of dormancy
- Can survive for years |
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Term
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Definition
- Moved from water to land
- 375 myo
- Tiktaalik roseae |
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