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Chapter 9. Tetrapods. Lobefin fish. Tetrapod origin. Early tetrapod. Tetrapods. No True Marine Amphibians. Bufo marinus. Class Reptilia. Reptiles --- many, major extinct lineages. Many extinct marine reptiles. airbreathing. coldblooded. Sea turtles. Fossil Sea Turtle.
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Chapter 9 Tetrapods
Lobefin fish Tetrapod origin Early tetrapod
No True Marine Amphibians Bufo marinus
airbreathing coldblooded
Fossil Sea Turtle Archelon ischyros (Cretaceous, North Dakota)
Sea turtles Still tied to land
Sea turtles Conservation and study
Marine iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Galapagos Islands Marine iguana
Saltwater crocodile Crocodylus porosus
“Class” Aves Birds
“Class” Aves Birds are part of reptile radiation
Tubenoses Albatrosses
Tubenoses Shearwater petrel
Cormorants Frigate birds
Gulls and related birds Terns Sterna paradisaea
Shorebirds avocet plover
Shorebirds sandpiper killdeer
Hawaiian honeycreepers Island Birds Dodo bird
Wake Island Rail Gallirallus wakensis Wake Island 7 December 1941
Unbeknownst to most ornithologists, the dodo was actually a very advanced species, living along quite peacefully until, in the 17th century, it was annihilated by men, rats, and dogs. As usual The Far Sideby Gary Larson
Order Pinnipedia Seals, sea lions, walrus
California Sea lions – ‘sunning’ Mouth of Ventura Harbor