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Adaptations that birds and mammals share include the fact that they are both warm blooded, they are both vertebrates, and they both have four chambered hearts. Unlike mammals, birds are covered in feathers and all birds lay eggs. Unlike birds, mammals are covered in hair, produce milk for their young, and nearly all mammals give birth to live young (except a few species that lay eggs).
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Why are mammals considered to be amniotes even though most mammals do not produce an amniotic egg?
Mammals are considered amniotes because they share a common ancestor with reptiles and birds, which do produce amniotic eggs. While most mammals do not lay eggs, they still develop within an amniotic sac in the uterus. The presence of extraembryonic membranes, such as the amnion, allantois, and chorion, during embryonic development in mammals is a key characteristic that aligns them with other amniotes.
Do all mammals have a common ancestor?
Not actually. There were several different marine reptiles that had mammalian characteristics, notably the group known as pelycosaurs. The earliest mammals appeared early in the Age of Reptiles (Mesozoic Era), but were uniformly small in size. The group called synapsids took an evolutionary path to mammals while the sauropsids became today's reptiles and birds.
Are fish monophyletic?
No, fish are not monophyletic. The term "fish" is a paraphyletic group because it includes some but not all descendants of a common ancestor. It does not include tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates such as amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) which share a more recent common ancestor with some fish species.
What are comparative anatomy and homologous structures?
Comparative anatomy is the study of the similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species, which helps scientists understand evolutionary relationships and the functional adaptations of organisms. Homologous structures are anatomical features in different species that share a common ancestry, despite potentially serving different functions; for example, the forelimbs of mammals, birds, and reptiles exhibit similar bone structures but are adapted for various uses like flying, swimming, or grasping. These concepts illustrate how evolutionary processes shape the diversity of life.
Human arm is homologous with?
the leg of a horse
What one characteristic do birds and mammals share that lampreys and mammals do not?
Birds and mammals are air breathers. Lampreys are not.
Do Marsupials share characteristics with other animals from other groups?
Marsupials are mammals, so share all features with other mammals. As well, they are vertebrates, so share the characteristic of having a backbone with birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians. Like birds and reptiles, mammals breathe via lungs (rather than gills), and like birds, they are warm-blooded.
Are birds considered to be mammals?
Birds and mammals are mutually exclusive categories of animal. Monotremes (duckbilled platypus and echidna) are sometimes incorrectly said to be "half-bird" because they lay eggs instead of giving live birth, but they share more characteristics with mammals and are classified as such.
Are dinosaurs more closely related to amphibians or mammals?
Dinosaurs are more closely related to mammals. Both mammals and dinosaurs share a reptilian ancestor that they don't share with amphibians.
What characteristic do both birds and mammals share?
They can both regulate their own body temperature (endothermic).
What are some traits that both birds and mammals share?
They both breath with oxygen and protect their young.
What are adaptations for birds?
their claws and their beaks are their main adaptations? their claws and their beaks are their main adaptations?
Are birds and mammals the same?
No. Mammals and birds are both vertebrates, particularly amniotes, but beyond this they are not relate to each other. They share a number of characteristics including:Warm bloodednessA high metabolic rateA four-Chambered heartA soft covering over their skincaring for their young.But Mammals and birds developed these traits separately.
Are birds reptiles or mammals?
Birds are neither reptiles nor mammals. They are a separate class of vertebrate animals called Aves. Birds share characteristics with both reptiles and mammals, but they have distinct features that set them apart, such as feathers, beaks, and laying eggs.
Are birds and mammals decended from a common ancestor?
Mammals came before birds. The first mammals lived in the Triassic and the first birds lived in the Jurassic.
What makes a bird the same as a mammals?
While birds and mammals are not closely related they share four characteristics.Homeothermy (warm-bloodedness)A high metabolic rate.A soft keratin covering over their skin (fur in mammals, feathers in birds)Caring for their young.
How are birds and lizards related?
And they are most closely related to crocodiles, which also came from archosaurs. This is what most people mean when they say that birds are reptiles, although technically, according to the phylogenetic system, birds, reptiles, and mammals all share a reptile-like ancestor.
