Describe the evolution of mammals, tracing their synapsid lineage from early amniote ancestors to true mammals. How would you distinguish pelycosaurs, early therapsids, cynodonts, and mammals?

Q: Describe the evolutionary changes that had to occur to go from a Osteichthyes to a mammal. What were…

A: Evolution is a phenomenon that occurs in the environment as a result of hereditary changes and…

Q: What are the hypotheses used to trace early evolution of animals?

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Q: Draw a phylogenetic diagram showing the interrelationships among the following groups: Diapsida,…

A: A phylogenetic tree, sometimes called a phylogeny, is a visual representation of how several…

Q: What are the main orders of placental mammals? What are some representative species and…

A: Introduction In this question we have to discuss about the main orders of placental mammal.

Q: What makes Archeopteryx an important fossil evolutionarily?     This species has a mix of…

A: As We know that Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of organisms from the distant parts and…

Q: create a cladogram summarizing the phylogenetic relationships among the different Phyla.

A: A cladogram is a diagram that shows the evolutionary relationships between organisms or groups of…

Q: The tree shows one lineage of ornithischian dinosaurs and many lineages of theropod dinosaurs. Some…

A: Ornithischian dinosaurs in the above tree serves as a reference point for the theropod dinosaurs…

Q: In what ways do the genera Australopithecus and Homo differ?

A: Genetic evidence showed that about 7-10 million years ago, humans were evolved from chimpanzees. The…

Q: What can skeletal anatomy and DNA sequences in existing primates tell us about the study of human…

A: Comparing the skeletal anatomy of human fossils with existing primates provides info concerning diet…

Q: Discuss the traits in the body (not head/skull) that define Primates and set them apart from other…

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Q: Placentals Marsupials Monotremes Mammals AMNIOTA Birds Crocodiles Lizards + Snakes TETRAPODA Tuatara…

A: Agnathans are different class from Gnathostomata. So it is placed as a different node in the table…

Q: Dogfish sharks (Squalus acanthias) represented  “primitive” gnathostomes and cats (Felis catus)…

A: Anatomy is a branch of biology concerned with identifying and describing living organisms' bodily…

Q: Name two traits that primates have that are modified from an ancestral mammalian form (consider:…

A: Primates usually come under mammalian order and is divided into two sub orders prosimians and…

Q: Birds are often referred to as “living dinosaurs.” Is this accurate? Why or why not?

A: A phylogenetic or evolutionary tree is defined as a branching diagram showing or depicting the…

Q: Mammals belong to a group of amniotes known as synapsids. Three major lineages of mammals had…

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Q: Explain the significance of the discovery of Archaeopteryx.Why did this fossil demonstrate beyond…

A: Generally, birds are specialised group of vertebrates which have evolved from reptiles during…

Q: Describe three innovations that distinguish mammals from cartilaginous fishes (see Fig. 32.2).

A: Mammals and cartilaginous fishes belong to the subphylum vertebrata of phylum chordata.

Q: Scientists have found one new fossil that is similar to Archaeopteryx. It is only the second fossil…

A: Archaeopteryx was discovered in southern Germany in 1861 and it is characterized by unusual but…

Q: Compare the forelimb anatomy of the ancestor to the anatomy of other vertebrate relatives…

A: Approach to solving the question: Detailed explanation:1.Turtle:Bones Resembling Common Ancestor:…

Q: How are prosimians different from the group consisting of American monkeys, African-Eurasian…

A: The discussion on this subject examines the differences between prosimians, a suborder of primates,…

Q: Discuss the idea that every evolutionary adaptation has both advantages and disadvantages, using…

A: Cephalization is the development of ahead, where the sensory organs and the brain are organized.…

Q: name and describe the two main lineages within the protostome animals?

A: The kingdom Animalia breaks down into two subkingdoms, Parazoa and Eumetazoa. Parazoa includes…

Q: The following image is from a scientific publication by paleontologist Niel Shubin, who was part of…

A: Homologous structures such as organs or bones are the structures which posses similar anatomical…

Q: Describe the radiation in vertebrate forms from phylotypic stage by focusing on three groups of…

A: Evolutionary radiation increases biological diversity and is caused by various factors of which one…

Q: How does developmental biology provide evidence of a common ancestry for vertebrates as diverse as…

A: Evolution is a gradual change that occurs in populations. Mutation, genetic drift, natural…

Q: Mammals have a particularly good sense of earing thanks to their inner ear which includes three tiny…

A: Introduction Evolution is the process of a species' features changing over numerous generations…

Q: Strepsirrhines differ from haplorrhines in retaining more ancestral traits from the earliest…

A: The question is asking whether Strepsirrhines, a suborder of primates, retain more ancestral traits…

Q: In which ways does the limb orientation of "advanced" tetrapods differ from that of  "primitive"…

A: Tetrapods are the four limbed structure.And these limbs have derived from fins.The limbs of all…

Q: How can we understand the evolutionary relationships among animals, and how, in turn,can we…

A: Answer: Introduction: A phylogenetic tree, also called as a phylogeny, is a diagram which shows the…

Q: The evolution of different body plans in animals has led to a wide diversity of species. For…

A: Bilateral symmetry refers to the body plan where an organism can be divided into two equal halves…

Q: Which of the following is the correct classification for the following chordate animal: This is a…

A: Tetrapoda is a superclass under the phylum chordata. They are limbed vertebrates and include…

Q: What role do you think phylogenetic ancestors play in the evolutionary development of certain marine…

A: Phylogeny is the branch of systematics which helps in the study of evolutionary relationships…

Q: Which of the following is true about the phylogeny of birds and reptiles.   Question 35 options:…

A: The study of relationships between various groups of organisms and their evolutionary development is…

Q: Which well-known group is ancestral to all living birds? What evidence in the fossil record supports…

A: Fossils are the prime pieces of evidence of evolution. It includes the remnants or impressions of…

Q: In a table, compare and contrast the generalized fish and generalized tetrapod skulls based on the…

A: The skull consists of Chondrocranium which is derived from neural crest cells and mesodermal…

Q: are birds such as cassowaries and ostriches the closest links we have to velociraptor dinosaurs or…

A: Aves is the name of other class which birds belong and its its forelimbs are modified into wings .…

Q: Which of the following is a synapomorphy for mammals? a)Lactation b)Limbs c)Circulatory system…

A: Evolution is defined as a slow gradual change over a period of time. It brings about the…

Human Evolution

Human evolution is the process of evolution of humans from early man to anatomically modern humans. The process of evolution in humans leads to the gradual development of traits like bipedalism. Humans are the highly social animals that make them the most advanced animal on Earth.  Human evolution is an outcome of interaction among the following processes: