1. Chapter 34 n Vertebrate Evolution and Diversity

2. Jump to first page Phylum Chordata All Chordates will have the following at some stage in their development: 1.Notochord: longitudinal, flexible rod located between the digestive and the nerve cord (will develop into vertebral column in vertebrate animals) 2.Dorsal, hollow nerve cord; will develop into the brain and spinal cord 3.Pharyngeal gill slits; become modified for gas exchange, jaw support, and/or hearing 4.Muscular, postanal tail

3. Jump to first page Class: Mammalia n Mammary glands n hair (keratin) n endothermic n 4-chambered heart n large brain n teeth differentiation n Hear via 3 bones (ossicles) malleus, incus, stapes 1.Monotremes (egg-laying): duck- billed platypus and echidnas (spiny anteater), 2.Marsupials (pouch): opossums, kangaroos, koalas 3.Eutherian (placenta): all other mammals

4. Jump to first page Mammalian Orders/Characteristics/Examples ORDERUnique CharacteristicExamples MonotremataEmbryo in shelled eggEchidnas, platypus MarsupialiaYoung mature in mother’s pouchKangaroo, koala InsectivoraInsect eatersMole, shrew ChiropteraFront limbs are wingsbat CarnivoraCanine teeth, meat eatingLion, dog, seal RodentiaGnawing teethBeaver, squirrel EdentataToothless or no teethAnteater, sloth UngulataHoofed feetHorse, sheep CetaceaAquaticWhale, dolphin ProboscideaTrunk-bearingelephant Primates Hands and feet to grasp, large brains, parental care, complex social behaviors, short jaws, flat face Chimp, human

5. Jump to first page Order: Primates (evolution) n Characteristics: hands & feet for grasping; large brains, short jaws, flat face; parental care and complex social behaviors n Suborder: Prosimii lemurs, tarsiers n Suborder: Anthropoidea monkeys, apes, humans (opposable thumb) n 45-50 million years ago n Paleoanthropology: study of human origins n Class Hominoid: great apes & humans n Family Hominid (narrower classification): √ australopithecines (all extinct) √ genus Homo (only 1 exant, sapiens)

6. Jump to first page Order: Primates (evolution) n Characteristics: hands & feet for grasping; large brains, short jaws, flat face; parental care and complex social behaviors n Suborder: Prosimii lemurs, tarsiers n Suborder: Anthropoidea monkeys, apes, humans (opposable thumb) n 45-50 million years ago n Paleoanthropology: study of human origins n Hominoid: great apes & humans n Hominid (narrower classification): √ australopithecines (all extinct) √ genus Homo (only 1 exant, sapiens) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5c5syi0124 “Ardi”

7. Chordates n Notochord: longitudinal, flexible rod located between the digestive and the nerve cord n Dorsal, hollow nerve cord; eventually develops into the brain and spinal cord n Pharyngeal slits; become modified for gas exchange, jaw support, and/or hearing n Muscular, postanal tail

8. Invertebrate chordates n Both suspension feeders….. n Subphy: Urochordata (tunicates; sea squirt); mostly sessile & marine n Subphy: Cephalochordata (lancelets); marine, sand dwellers n Importance: vertebrates closest relatives; in the fossil record, appear 50 million years before first vertebrate n Paedogenesis: precocious development of sexual maturity in a larva (link with vertebrates?)

9. Subphylum: Vertebrata n Retain chordate characteristics with specializations…. n Neural crest: group of embryonic cells near dorsal margins of closing neural tube n Pronounced cephalization: concentration of sensory and neural equipment in the head n Cranium and vertebral column n Closed circulatory system with a ventral chambered heart

10. Vertebrate diversity n Phy: Chordata n Subphy: Vertebrata n Superclass: Agnatha~ jawless vertebrates (hagfish, lampreys) n Superclass: Gnathostomata~ jawed vertebrates with 2 sets of paired appendages; including tetrapods (‘4-footed’) and amniotes (shelled egg)

11. Superclass Agnatha n Jawless vertebrates n Most primitive, living vertebrates n Ostracoderms (extinct); lamprey and hagfish (extant) n Lack paired appendages; cartilaginous skeleton; notochord throughout life; rasping mouth

12. Superclass Gnathostomata, I n Placoderms (extinct): first with hinged jaws and paired appendages n Class: Chondrichthyes~ Sharks, skates, rays n Cartilaginous fishes; well developed jaws and paired fins; continual water flow over gills (gas exchange); lateral line system (water pressure changes) n Life cycles: n Oviparous- eggs hatch outside mother’s body n Ovoviviparous- retain fertilized eggs; nourished by egg yolk; young born live n Viviparous- young develop within uterus; nourished by placenta

13. Superclass Gnathostomata, II n Class: Osteichthyes n Ossified (bony) endoskeleton; scales operculum(gill covering); swim bladder (buoyancy) n Most numerous vertebrate n Ray-fined (fins supported by long, flexible rays): bass, trout, perch, tuna, herring n Lobe-finned (fins supported by body skeleton extensions): coelocanth n Lungfishes (gills and lungs): Australian lungfish (aestivation)

14. Superclass Gnathostomata, III n Class: Amphibia n 1st tetrapods on land n Frogs, toads, salamanders, caecilians n Metamorphosis; lack shelled egg; moist skin for gas exchange

15. Superclass Gnathostomata, IV n Class: Reptilia n Lizards, snakes, turtles, and crocodilians n Amniote (shelled) egg with extraembryonic membranes (gas exchange, waste storage, nutrient transfer); absence of feathers, hair, and mammary glands; ectothermic; scales with protein keratin (waterproof); lungs; ectothermic (dinosaurs endothermic?)

16. Superclass Gnathostomata, V n Class: Aves n Birds n Flight adaptations: wings (honeycombed bone); feathers (keratin); toothless; one ovary n Evolved from reptiles (amniote egg and leg scales); endothermic (4- chambered heart) n Archaeopteryx (stemmed from an ancestor that gave rise to birds)

17. Superclass Gnathostomata, VI n Class: Mammalia n Mammary glands; hair (keratin); endothermic; 4-chambered heart; large brains; teeth differentiation n Evolved from reptilian stock before birds n Monotremes (egg-laying): platypus; echidna n Marsupials (pouch): opossums, kangaroos, koalas n Eutherian (placenta): all other mammals

18. Order: Primates (evolution) n Characteristics: hands & feet for grasping; large brains, short jaws, flat face; parental care and complex social behaviors n Suborder: Prosimii lemurs, tarsiers n Suborder: Anthropoidea monkeys, apes, humans (opposable thumb) n 45-50 million years ago n Paleoanthropology: study of human origins n Hominoid: great apes & humans n Hominid (narrower classification): √ australopithecines (all extinct) √ genus Homo (only 1 exant, sapiens)

19. Human evolution n Misconceptions: n 1- Chimp ancestor (2 divergent branches) n 2- Step-wise series (coexistence of human species) n 3- Trait unison vs. mosaic evolution (bipedalism, upright, enlarged brain)

20. The first humans n Ape-human split (5-7 mya) n Australopithecus; “Lucy” (4.0 mya) n Homo habilis; “Handy Man” (2.5 mya) n Homo erectus; first to migrate (1.8 mya) n Neanderthals (200,000 ya) n Homo sapiens (1.0 mya?) n Multiregional model (parallel evolution) n “Out of Africa” (replacement evolution) n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD47C8j P6Hw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD47C8j P6Hw