Megalosaurus “Big Reptile” Discovered by Reverend William Buckland Realized it was a reptile based on the teeth Thought it should have a build of like a monitor lizard or giant crocodile- thought they were quadrupedal Early interpretations of dinos were based off this idea- they were way off Iguanodon “Iguana tooth” Discovered by Gideon Mantell First described Herbivorous dino Caused a lot of excitement because a plant eating dino had not been found yet Dinosauria “fearfully great reptiles” Named by Sir
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student’s summative assessment. This is assessment is worth 100 points. * Partners will create a flowchart that can be used to help someone classify an animal. The flowchart will demonstrate the student’s knowledge of animal groups (mammal‚ bird‚ reptile‚ amphibian and fish)‚ what characteristics the animals in that group have in common and how someone can use that information to classify an animal. * The flowchart must contain all five vertebrate groups‚ the characteristics of each group and how
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Organisms can range from an animal‚ fungus‚ micro-organism‚ or plant. Some organisms have tick fur to deal with the cold winter as where some need the sun to survive. Evolution has given organisms their physiology to survive. Snakes as well as many reptiles have a unique physiology compared to other animals or organism. This paper will cover a snakes physiology and how it is suited to its environment. A snakes sense organs are different from other animals. Some animals use their eyesight and their
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Biodiversity is a necessity to sustain life on Earth‚ each species playing an important role in the various cycles which maintain and sustain life on the planet. Without one species another species who depends on it could go extinct or over-populate without the other to control it‚ causing a domino effect that disrupts the balance of life as a whole and the overall biodiversity of this planet. The Alligator Snapping Turtle is one of those various species which helps to promote life and maintain a
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originally evolved from marine lizards (Pickrell‚ 2010). THE ANATOMY OF A SNAKE • [pic] The internal organs of most snakes have changed over the course of their evolution to fit their slender form (Reptile Expert‚ 2011). Snakes lack a diaphragm so they use their own muscles to expand the ribs to drawn in air. Air then flows through the glottis‚ connected to the trachea‚ then passing through the right lung. The diagram shows two‚ but most snakes only
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Reproductive system From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about Sexual Reproduction. For Non-Sexual Reproduction‚ see Asexual reproduction. "Female reproductive system" redirects here. For the human female reproductive system‚ see Human female reproductive system. "Male reproductive system" redirects here. For the human male reproductive system‚ see Human male reproductive system. |Reproductive system | |[pic]
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birds and pterosaurs (flying reptiles). Pterosaurs were the first vertebrae to evolve and true fliers as proved by UC Berkeley ’s Dr. Kevin Padian. They are derived from the bipedal‚ cursorial archosaur. Another successful and diverse group to evolve are birds. The birds did not exist two hundred million years ago. The first evidence was found in Germany about the origin of birds in 1861. It was a skeleton with long‚ bony tail‚ claw and teeth which was similar to reptile. It also had feathers and wings
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The fer – de – lance snake is one of the reptiles that a visitor might encounter; it’s thought to be one of the most aggressive of the reptiles. Quite possibly a unique species in the region is the glass frog making it one of the most photographed subjects among tourists. The frog features translucent skin; whenever set on a clear piece of glass
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About | Gallery | Service | Firms | Fun | Research Design of an animal hospital at Potawatomi Zoo 500 S. Greenlawn Ave.‚ South Bend‚ IN 46615‚ United States of America Jeremy Goodman‚ DVM‚ Assistant Director / Veterinarian‚ Potawatomi Zoo edited by Monika Fiby‚ MLA‚ ZooLex Zoo Design Organization All images © Jeremy Goodman‚ 2003 September 2003 Portuguese translation by Elias Sadalla‚ 2004 Potawatomi Zoo opened an animal hospital in 2002. Significant research was done planning a
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earth for over 165 million years‚ till 65 million years ago. They were huge monsters‚ even bigger than elephants. The word "dinosaur" was taken from a Greek word which means terrible lizard. But they weren’t exactly lizards. Lizards are one type of reptile and dinosaurs are another type. Not all dinosaurs were giants. Some dinosaurs were no bigger than small dogs. The smallest kind was about the size of a chicken. No human being has seen a living dinosaur but‚ scientists have many ways of learning
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