Tiktaalik Flashcards - Quizlet Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like How old are Tiktaalik Fossils?, Significance of Tiktaalik fossil?, Fish Characteristics? and more
Mistaken Identities: Lizards vs. Salamanders - National Aquarium Some species of salamander breathe through lungs in addition to their skin and mouth lining, while other species lack lungs and rely on their skin and mouth lining for respiration Fully aquatic species of salamander and aquatic larvae breathe through their skin and many species have external gills
Ch. 30. 3 Amphibians Flashcards - Quizlet Bones in the limbs and limb girdles of amphibians became stronger, permitting more efficient movement Lungs and breathing tubes enabled amphibians to breathe air The sternum, or breastbone, formed a bony shield to support and protect internal organs, especially the lungs
Amphibian Evolution - The Life of Early Land Vertebrates The Temnospondyli (Zittel, 1887-90) were an orderlevel taxon of Paleozoic amphibians that survived well into the Mesozoic Comprising nearly 300 species, they were the most speciose clade of
Chapter 25 - Early Tetrapods and Modern Amphibians - Quizlet Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Tetrapods originated in the _____ period , The term "tetrapods", Which is true regarding the oxygen content of air? and more
BIO 112 Exam 5 Flashcards - Quizlet Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all chordates at some point in life? Pharyngeal gill slits Hollow nerve cord Backbone A notochord, Why are vertebrates so much larger than arthropods?, How do sharks differ from other fish such as salmon, tuna, or goldfish? and more
Biology 2e, Biological Diversity, Vertebrates, Amphibians The fossil record provides evidence of the first tetrapods: now-extinct amphibian species dating to nearly 400 million years ago Evolution of tetrapods from lobe-finned freshwater fishes (similar to coelacanths and lungfish) represented a significant change in body plan from one suited to organisms that respired and swam in water, to organisms that breathed air and moved onto land; these