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791 Marsupial Mammals What are some characteristics of marsupial mammals? Why are they only found in abundance today in Australia?

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1 791 Marsupial Mammals What are some characteristics of marsupial mammals? Why are they only found in abundance today in Australia?

2 802 Mammal Evolution Note changes through time in Archaic vs. Placental mammals

3 833 Sabre-tooth Cat Smilodon californicus Smilodon, the most famous of the sabre- toothed cats, is one of the most common fossils in the La Brea tar pits (Pleistocene epoch).

4 844 Chimpanzee-Australopithecine Characteristics

5 865 Hominid skeletons Note differences between: A.A. afarensis B.A. africanus C.A. robustus D.H. sapiens


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