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Mammals

Mammals. Rose Giardina Fourth Period April 20, 2009. Meet the Phylum. Platypus. Possum. My many spots make me one of a kind. I’m very daring. You can date me, if you can catch me. I may be awkward looking, but I have a great personality and love to swim around.

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Mammals

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  1. Mammals Rose Giardina Fourth Period April 20, 2009

  2. Meet the Phylum Platypus Possum My many spots make me one of a kind. I’m very daring. You can date me, if you can catch me. I may be awkward looking, but I have a great personality and love to swim around. My beady eyes may scare you, but I observe everything and my large ears make me a great listener. Cheetah

  3. Habitat and Needs • Mammals are found in all types of habitats • Prototherias: • Terrestrial: deserts, sandy plains, rocky areas, and forests • Aquatic: lakes ponds, and streams, however only primary • Metatherias: • Wide variety: deserts, scrubland, tropical rainforests • Mostly terrestrial • Adapted to many different niches • Eutherias: • Wide variety • Aquatic (whales, dolphins) • Terrestrial

  4. Pastimes and Activities • Frolicking in meadows and grasslands • Showing off with flips and dives in the water • Competing with my friends • Learning how to adapt and succeed in life

  5. Genealogy • Mammals have extra openings behind the eyes, distinguishing mammals from not as advanced synapsids. These openings allowed for a stronger jaw. • Three bones in the mammalian ear, the stapes, the incus, and the malleus, evolved from the jaw to the ear, aiding hearing.

  6. Unique Features • Mammary glands • Single bone jaw • Main artery leaving the heart curves left • Diaphragm • Bucal Cavity* • Placenta* • Endothermic* *= not common to all mammals BE UNIQUE

  7. The Ideal Mate • The ideal mate is one who can live in any type of habitat and can adapt to its surroundings. • Is up for anything. • Likes to compete. • Will be loyal.

  8. Works Cited • Animal Diversity Web. 2008. Unoversoty of Michigan. 19 Apr. 2009 <http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html>. • Used for general information on mammals, such as diversity, habitat, and pictures. • Ramel, Gordon. What is a Mammal. 29 Sep. 2008. Earth-Life Web Productions. 19 Apr. 2009 <http://www.earthlife.net/mammals/mammal.html>. • General information as well as unique characteristics. • Smith, Dave. Eutheria, The Placental Mammals. 2009. University of California. 19 Apr. 2009 <http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/eutheria/placental.html>. • Information on the diversity of the placenta mammals and habitat. • The Evolution of Mammals. 2009. Enchanted Learning. 19 Apr. 2009 <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/Evolution.shtml>. • Simply the evolution of mammals and what makes them different.

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