Chp 13

When did fish originate
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When did fish originate
late Cretaceous era
Bony fish
Fish that have skeletons made of bone and scaly skin
Ray finned fish
have fins supported by bony elements called rays; ex. perch, bass, eels, trout, guppies
Lobed finned fish
Fish with fins supported by bony elements that extend down the length of the structure.
What did amphibians evolve from?
Lobe finned fish
Example of lobbed finned fish
lung fish , colacant, and esuthenpteron
Devonian
Age of Fishes
In the Devonian period what fish evolved first marine fish or freshwater fish
marine
What fish was the first to evolve in the Devnian period
Armored jawless fish
What fish was the second to evolve in the Devonian period?
Jaw fish
Placodermarmored jawed fishes like DunkleosteusCartilaginous Fishsharks and raysLand dwelling anthropods in the DevonianScropiansEvolution order of fish to amphibiansPanderichthys (lobe-finned)s to Tiktaalik Rosaea (fish a pod) to Tetrapods (like Acanthostega to Amphibians (IcthyostegaOldest amphibianIcthyostegaReptiles evolved fromLabyrinthodont amphibiansWhy are amniotic eggs important for reptiles?This was important in order for reptiles to colonize dry landsPelycosaurs evolved fromearly reptilesTherapsids evolve from1. Pelycosaurs like DimetrodonWhy is the fin on the Pelycosaurs important?it was used as a sexual display and a thermoregulatory device raising the reptiles temperature by catcihg sun rays or cooling by facing windWhy are Therapsids important?They were the stock that gave raise to mammalsTrue or false Was the first land plants nonvasucularTrueThe first vascular plants had seeds true or falseFalseWhy are seeds important?Allows the plants to reproduce without open waterAre seed ferns extinct?YesPermian Extinction resultsLost 90% of all marine invertebrates, >65% of land animals, 65% of amphibians and reptilesPermian extinctionextinction at the end of the Paleozoic Period; the biggest mass extinction the world has ever seenWhat cause the Permian extinctionFlood basalts in Siberia, CO2 increased, global warmingWhy was the development of seeds important?allowed plants to decrease their dependency upon water for reproduction