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| What makes up the Scapholunate? What is it for? |
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| The central, lunate and scaphoid bone. It provides stronger support for carnivora. |
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| what is a trochleated joint? what orders are they found (don't forget about the extinct carnivora sister group) |
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| a bone structure that allows restricted wrist movement (up and down only). it is found in creodonts, cetartiodactyls & perissodactyls(?) |
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| What carnassials are best for a meat only diet (found in creodonta) |
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| What carnassials are best for a meat & other diet (found in carnivora) |
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| T or F Carnivora has a smaller braincase than Creodonta |
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Definition
| F - creodonts have a smaller braincase |
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| T or F Carnivoran skulls are highly ossified and compact |
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| T or F Creodonts have a lateral c-shaped mandibular fossa that is deep. |
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| T or F Creodonts have a ventral elongated narrow mandibular fossa. |
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| T or F Os bacula increase with animal size |
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Definition
| F - raccoons have huge ones! |
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| T or F All carnivorans have retractable claws |
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| T or F carnivora have clavicles to provide support while running |
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| F - no clavicle is present to increase stride length & to move faster |
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| stride length * stride rate |
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| What orders have an uguiligrade stance |
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Definition
| Perissodactyl & Cetartiodactyl |
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| What orders are digitigrade? |
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Definition
| carnivora...and lots of shit |
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| What orders are graviportal |
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Definition
| cetancotona & proboscidia |
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| What orders are plantigrade? |
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Definition
| Rodentia...and alot of other shit |
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| T or F Caniforma is an order |
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| What are the 9 families in Caniforma |
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| Canidae, Ursidae, Phocidae, Otariidae, Odobenidae, Ailuridae, Mephitidae, Procyonidae, Mustilidae |
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| What are the 6 families in Feliforma |
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| Nandinidae, Felidae, Viverridae, Hyaenidae, Herpestidae, Eupieridae |
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| T or F Feliforma have elongated rostrums |
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| How does a caniforma kill? |
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| how does a feliforma kill? |
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Definition
| suffocation, spinal sever |
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| what is panniculus carnosus? What order has an enlarged one |
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Definition
| it allows the movement of the skin independent of deeper muscle. found in erinaceomorpha |
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Term
| T or F echolocation is when any animal emits a sound |
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Definition
| F - it must use the sound to locate |
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