1. a) List 5 distinguishing factors of reptiles and their similar characteristics to birds. b) How can you establish the evolutionary relationship between reptiles and birds? c) Amniotes are divided into three groups based on their skull morphologies. What are these three groups, and how do their skulls differ? Which living amniotes have originated from each of these three groups? 2

1. a) List 5 distinguishing factors of reptiles and their similar characteristics to birds. b) How can you establish the evolutionary relationship between reptiles and birds? c) Amniotes are divided into three groups based on their skull morphologies. What are these three groups, and how do their skulls differ? Which living amniotes have originated from each of these three groups? 2

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter24: Systematics And Phylogenetics: Revealing The Tree Of Life

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9TYK: Which of the following pairs of structures are homoplastic? a. the wing skeleton of a bird and the...

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