Tag: Chordates
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Evolution of Horse
Classification of Modern Horses Kingdom: Animalia (Multicellular, eukaryotic organisms) Phylum: Chordata (Possess a notochord, a hollow dorsal nerve cord, pharyngeal slits, an endostyle, and a post-anal tail) Class: Mammalia (Endothermic amniote possessing a neocortex, hairs, three middle ear bones and mammary glands) Order: Perissodactyla (Odd – toed ungulates) Family: Equidae (Thick skulled with stocky bodies)…
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Vertebrate Comparative Part-I (Introduction)
This series of study material is based on comparative study of vertebrates. In order to learn thoroughly & clearly about vertebrates & comparative study of them, it is important to know the proper classification of Vertebrates. Basic aspects to be studied in comparative vertebrate anatomy are:(a) Descriptive Morphology (Structures of vertebrates)(b) Functional Morphology (Functional significance…
