tailieunhanh - Lecture Biology (7th edition) - Chapter 34: Vertebrates

This chapter list the derived traits for: chordates, craniates, vertebrates, gnathostomes, tetrapods, amniotes, birds, mammals, primates, humans; describe the trends in mineralized structures in early vertebrates; describe and distinguish between Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes; describe an amniotic egg and explain its significance in the evolution of reptiles and mammals;. | Chapter 34 Vertebrates PowerPoint Lectures for Biology Seventh Edition Neil Campbell and Jane Reece Lectures by Chris Romero Copyright 2005 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Overview Half a Billion Years of Backbones By the end of the Cambrian period some 540 million years ago - An astonishing variety of animals inhabited Earth s oceans One of these types of animals - Gave rise to vertebrates one of the most successful groups of animals Copyright 2005 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings The animals called vertebrates Get their name from vertebrae the series of bones that make up the backbone Copyright 2005 Pearson Education Inc. publishing as Benjamin .