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What was the most significant evolutionary change that allowed reptiles to colonize all the land was the evolution of?
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Amniote egg
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Which significant event in evolution occurred during the Carboniferous period?
Reptiles evolved from amphibians
Is metamorphis an evolutionary innovation associated with reptiles?
yes
What kind of vertebrate was the likely evolutionary precursor to mammals?
reptiles
Why is cerebral cortex also known as new brain?
Evolutionary biologists believe that reptiles existed before mammals, and that mammals evolved from reptiles. Reptiles do not have a cerebral cortex in their brains, but mammals do, therefore, in evolutionary terms, the cerebral cortex is new.
Why were reptiles able to develop from a species of amphibians?
No they couldn't, evolution like this never occurred. Reptiles have always been reptiles.
What is an evolutionary change in reptiles?
Mainly size is what changed from prehistoric times to today.
How did the evolution of an amniotic egg help reptiles?
The amniotic egg allowed early reptiles to move away from waterside habitats and colonize dry regions. It allowed reproduction on land by preventing the embryo from drying out, so eggs could be laid away from the water.
Why is it hard to classify archaeopteryx?
Because it has evolutionary features of both non-avian reptiles and birds.
What was the evolutionary advantage of the modification of scales on reptiles to feathers on ancestral birds?
The feathers helped retain body heat.
What has the author G Minelli written?
G. Minelli has written: 'Atlante di anatomia dei vertebrati' -- subject(s): Anatomy, Atlases, Vertebrates 'Marine life' -- subject(s): Evolution, Fishes, Juvenile literature, Marine animals, Marine fishes 'Dinosaurs and birds' -- subject(s): Birds, Dinosaurs, Evolution, Evolution (Biology), Juvenile literature, Paleontology, Vertebrates 'Reptiles' -- subject(s): Evolution, Fossil Reptiles, Juvenile literature, Reptiles
What type of animal thought to have developed after the evolution of an egg that would not dry out on land?
Reptiles (I think)
What type of animal is thought to have developed after the evolution of an egg that would not dry out on land?
Reptiles (I think)
