Reptile Slap-It: A Review Game A ECL 365 SI Ben white
Amniote Classification The purpose of this game is to review and test yourself on the way that amniotes are classified There are two sections: Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Lepidosauria vs. Archelosauria Play by yourself or get a big group together!
How to Play Split your group into teams or play as individuals Each slide will have a picture of an amniote and the taxonomic groups for that round. Have two people stand by the board before changing slides. As soon as the slide changes, the two players want to slap the category that the amniote on that slide belongs to. Whoever slaps the correct category first wins a point.
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Amniotes can first be split into three different categories based on the number of holes in their skull: Anapsid: No temporal fenestrae Example: Stem amniotes, turtles* Synapsid: One temporal fenestrae Example: Mammals and their ancestors Diapsid: Two temporal fenestrae Example: All extant reptiles and birds *while turtles are morphologically anapsid, they are genetically nested within diapsids
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 1
Bald Eagle Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Bald Eagle – Diapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 2
Human Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Human – Synapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 3
Tuatara Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Tuatara - Diapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 4
Elephant Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Elephant - Synapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 5
Pterosaur Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Pterosaur – Diapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 6
Tyrannosaurus Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Tyrannosaurus - Diapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 7
Sea Turtle Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Sea Turtle – Anapsid AND Diapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 8
Cotylosaur (Stem Amniote) Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Cotylosaur (Stem Amniote) - Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Round 9
Dimetrodon Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Dimetrodon - Synapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Anapsid vs. Synapsid vs. Diapsid Players Get Ready Final Round
Crocodile Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Crocodile – Diapsid Anapsid Synapsid Diapsid
Archelosauria vs Lepidosauria Diapsids can be broken down into two groups: Archelosauria and Lepidosauria Archelosauria: Thecodonts, pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians Lepidosauria: Plesiosaurs, ichthyosaurs, tuataras, lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 1
Pterosaur Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Pterosaur – Archelosaur Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 2
Komodo Dragon Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Komodo Dragon – Lepidosauria Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 3
Plesiosaur Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Plesiosaur - Lepidosauria Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 4
Hummingbird Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Hummingbird – Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 5
Triceratops Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Triceratops - Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 6
Alligator Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Alligator – Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 7
Tuatara Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Tuatara - Lepidosauria Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 8
Rattlesnake Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Rattlesnake - Lepidosauria Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Round 9
Velociraptor Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Velociraptor – Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Archelosauria vs. Lepidosauria Players Get Ready Final Round
Ichthyosaur Archelosauria Lepidosauria
Ichthyosaur – Lepidosauria (we think) Archelosauria Lepidosauria