Lecture 18 Flashcards
oldest preserved fish from Argentina
SACABAMBASPIS ORDOVICIAN
T/F: crossopterygian and dipnoan are extant
true
gave rise to limbs of tetrapods in Germany
dipnoan (lung fish)
know a lot about sharks from their –
teeth
Helicoprion (global)
circular saw shark
Paracyclotosaurus amphibian tetrapod
Triassic Sydney
T/F: crocs and birds are sister groups
true
Mesozoic mammals
inconspicuous and similar to each other
T/F: Mesozoic mammals were like tiny mice
true
Australopithecus africanus found by Dart
Taung child
Taung child had a
small brain and human face
Taung child opposite of – which had a modern cranium and orangutan jaw
Piltdown man
10,000 year old Australian Aboriginie Kow Swamp is evidence for
species intermingling
Early Australopithecus Boisei had –
massive brow ridges
T/F: 10,000 Australian Aboriginie more robust than living
true
Australopithecus sediba South Africa
2 Ma
Philip Tobia’s tree: homo diverged from Pongo
15 Ma
Philip Tobia’s tree: homo diverged from gorilla and chimp
6 Ma