Flashcards
Midterm_Practical_PHOTOS
Cards in this deck (35)
- 1Subclass Prototheria Order: MonotremataDuck-billed platypus

- 2Subclass Prototheria Order: MonotremataEchidna

- 3Subclass TheriaInfraclasses:
Metatheria (LEFT)
Eutheria (RIGHT)
- 4Infraclass MetatheriaALSO:
*Epipubic bone
*Marsupium
- 5Infraclass Metatheria Order: Didelphimorphia*Polyprotodont
*Pentadactylous
- 6Infraclass Metatheria Order: Dasyuromorphia

- 7Infraclass Metatheria Order: Diprotodontia**Syndactylous**
**Diprotodont**
- 8Infraclass EutheriaPlacentals
Superorders (to-date):
•Afrotheria
• Xenarthra
• Euarchontoglires - 9Infraclass Eutheria Superorder AfrotheriaOrders:
•Macroscelidea (Elephant shrews)
•Tenredcoidea (Tenrecs, Otter shrews)
•Tubulidentata (Aardvark)
•Proboscidia (Elephant)
•Hyracoidea (Hyraxes)
•Sirenia (Dugongs, Manatees) - 10Superorder Afrotheria Order: Macroscelidea*Usually diurnal,
Insectivorous*
(Elephant Shrews)
**Secodont**
- 11Superorder Afrotheria Order: Tenrecoidea(Tenrec)
*Also, Otter Shrew*
- 12Superorder Afrotheria Order: Tubulidentata(Aardvark ONE spp.)
Myrmecho-phageous
*DENTINE prisms
- 13Superorder Afrotheria Order: ProboscidiaElephant =(Lophodont)
*Asian =Smaller, one 'lip', humped back
*African = Large, two-'lip', Dipped back
- 14Superorder Afrotheria Order: HyracoideaHyrax = lophodont cheek-teeth, Three padded digits

- 15Superorder Afrotheria Order: SireniaDugongs and Manatees
Dugongs = FLUKE
Manatees = Paddle-shaped flipper
- 16Infraclass Eutheria Superorder XenarthraOrders:
•Pilosa = Anteaters and Sloths
• Cingulata = Armadillos - 17Superorder Xenarthra Order: CingulataArmadillos = Dermal-scales
•HOMODONT=Teeth are pillars
- 18Superorder Xenarthra Order: PilosaFamilies:
Myrmecophagidae
Cyclopedidae
**Elongated Rostrum (LEFT)**
- 19Superorder EuarchontogliresGrandorders:
Archonta and Glires - 20Superorder Euarchontoglires Grandorder ArchontaOrders:
Scandentia (Treeshrews)
Dermoptera (Colugos)
Primates – TWO suborders:
Haplorrhini and Strepsirrhini) - 21Grandorder Archonta Order: Scandentia*Lower Incisors = toothcomb
* Frugivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous
(Treeshrews…close to primates)
- 22Grandorder Archonta Order: DermopteraColugos…SKIN WINGS
**Glissant = glide
2nd upper incisor has 2 roots
Tooth Comb
- 23Grandorder Archonta Order: PrimatesSuborders:
•Haplorrhini–Old/New-world monkeys
•Strepsorrhini–Lemurs - 24Order: Primates Suborder: Haplorrhini•Orbital plate
OLD-World = Catarrhini –Downward nose (LEFT)
NEW-World = Platyrrhini –Flat nose (Bubba) (RIGHT)
- 25Order: Primates Suborder: Strepsirrhini*Short nose/rostrum
*NO orbital plate
- 26Grandorder GliresOrders (To-Date):
Rodentia - 27Order Rodentia Family SciuridaeTree/Ground Squirrels, Marmots, Prairie dogs

- 28Order Rodentia Family GeomyidaePocket gophers ("earth"- -"Mouse")
* Flat Skull, LARGE skull, ∞ molars
- 29Order Rodentia Family ErethizontidaeNEW world Porcupines (Small S. American Porcupines, and Erethizon dorsatum)
*Barbed quills, short
- 30Order Rodentia Family HystricidaeOLD world porcupines
*LONG, non-barbed quills
- 31Order Rodentia Family CastoridaeNorth American Beaver
•Water proof
•Large Jugal bone
•No Infraorbital -Foramen - 32Order Rodentia Family Heteromyidae*Pocket-mice, Kangaroo mice
• Thin, papery skull
• Infraorbital foramen pierces nasal septum
• External cheek pouch
- 33Order Rodentia Family DipodidaeJumping mice
•Large tail - ricochetal
•Large infraorbital foramen
- 34Order Rodentia Family Cricetidae• Neotominae -- new-worl mice
• Arvicolinae - Voles
*Look @ # of dentine lakes for voles)
*Look @ Condyle vs Coronoid
- 35Order Rodentia Family Muridae* OLD-WORLD mice
*Mus musculus
*Rattus norvegicus
* THREE cusp rows