Table of Contents
Mammals Bio 11 Avery
Mammals
I. What is a mammal
B. General characteristics
2. Skin with glands
3. Skeletal uniqueness
4. Heterodont (reptiles are homodont), deciduous teeth
5. Moveable eyelids
10. Internal fertilization
II. Evolutionary origins
B. Therapsids give rise to cynodonts
C. Cenozoic radiation - began in Tertiary
III. Mammalian Diversification (additional handout)
B. Placental mammals
2. Chiroptera
3. Primates
4. Xenarthra (Edentata)
5. Lagomorpha
6. Rodentia
7. Cetacea
8. Carnivora
9. Pinnipedia
10. Proboscidea
11. Perissodactyla
PPT Slide
12. Artiodactyla
IV. Conservation
Final Information
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Author: William E. Avery
Email: averyw@csus.edu
Home Page: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/a/averyw/bio11/lectures11.htm
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