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| a Triassic mammal-like reptile adapted for herbivory |
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| mammal-like reptile providing evidence fro existence of Gondwana |
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| the two bones that form the jaw joint in mammals |
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| mammal-like reptiles named for their dog-like teeth |
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| "Mesozoic Mammal" - only marsupial found in the United States |
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| Pterosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and ammonites |
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| losers in the end-Cretaceous extinction |
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| large extraterrestrial object (asteroid or meteorite) |
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| site of the end-Cretaceous impact crater, on Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico |
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| Megabats or "Flying Foxes" |
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| Microchiropterans or "Microbats" |
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| bats with echolocation abilities |
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| only mammal that exists entirely on blood |
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| 'even-toed' hoofed mammals |
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| baleen whales. feed using baleen plates |
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| toothed whales and dolphins |
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| a shrimp-like marine invertebrate - food for baleen whales |
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| specific teeth used by carnivorous mammals for slicing through flesh |
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| lemurs, tarsiers, lorises, and their fossil relatives |
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| the 'Intelligent Ape' - humans |
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| erect stance on hind limbs |
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| the time interval from 12,000 years to approx 2 million years ago, including the 'Ice Ages' |
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| interval of warmer temperature that separates glacial periods with an ice age |
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| the large mammals considered typical of the last Ice Age |
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| term used by some scientists to describe the current period in the Earth's history |
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| each form of life was created just as we see it today |
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| studying nature as a means of understanding God's Creation |
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| developed the primary system for classifying life |
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| volcanic islands in Pacific Ocean off of Ecuador, important stop for the 'Beagle' |
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| the mechanism proposed by Darwin to explain how species evolve |
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| Inappropriately applying Darwin's theory to economics and racial issues |
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