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iii) Reptiles-Dinosaurs By: Camila Rodriguez
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Dinosaurs Not the first reptile Triassic period Cretaceous period Diapsid skull
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Reason for the name From the Latin word 'reptilis' Means 'creeping’ # of species currently existing 9,475 species Divided in 4 groups: Crocodilia, Squamata, Testudines and Sphenodontia. Crocodilia: alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gharials. Squamata: Snakes and Lizards Testudines: tortoises and turtles Sphenodontia: tuataras
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CrocodiliaSquamata TestudinesSphenodontia
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Reptile characteristics Vertebrates=have backbone/internal skeleton Cold blooded Lay eggs on land (amniote eggs) Get oxygen from lungs Dry scaly skin Hatch into young adults 3 chambered heart (alligators and crocodiles) 2 aortic blood vessels 4 or no legs Internal fertilization
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“Fossil record” Oldest fossil 315 million years - Hylonomus (late Carboniferous period)
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Life Cycle Some lay their eggs and some give live birth. (oviparous) Some reptiles stay with their parents when born Grows becoming an adult Female fertilize internally producing the eggs They can reproduce more than once After giving birth they die Asexual reproduction
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Life Expactancy Giant Tortoise: 152 years Box Turtle 123 years Alligator 68 years Snapping Turtle 57 years Cobra 28 years Cottonmouth 21 years
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Digestive System Very simple Mouth Salivary gland- softens and moistens food Esophagus- a tube in which the food goes from the pharynx to the stomach Intestine- from stomach to anus Cloaca- outlet into the intestinal, urinary, and genital open Eat Most reptiles are carnivores feed on small invertebrates (mammals, reptile) Some are herbivores feed on plant such as grasses, fruits, shrubs and marine plants.
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Respiratory System Breath using lungs Gas exchange in reptiles occurs in the alveoli ( diaphragm) Breathing occurs in a change in the volume of the body cavity. Controlled by contraction of intercostal muscles. Turtles and tortoise Ventilation of the lungs sheets of muscle in the shell that, through contraction and relaxation, force air in and out of the lungs
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Circulatory System Closed system 3 chambered hearts with two atria Blood flows through heart Mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
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Sensory System They feel pain, temperature, pressure, and stretching at the dermal level. Crocodilia Vertical cat-like pupil excellent diurnal / nocturnal vision External ears Eardrums Nostril Squamata Eyelids- spectacle Smell with their tongue Ears Testudines smell Ears: only hear vibrations and changes in water pressure Night vision
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Sphenodontia Great vision Third eye Weak taste buds Sensory System
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