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| the study and science of prehistoric life |
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| remains, impressions, or other evidence of ancient life |
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| an evolved trait that serves a specific or particular function |
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| a group of animals which have vertrabrae (bones of the spine) |
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| the bones that make up the spine or spinal column ("back bones") -- "vertebra" is one bone; "vertebrae" are two or more |
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animals lacking a vertebrae or a spinal column:
- insects
- spiders
- snails
- squids
- clams
- jellyfish
- worms
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| the part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain |
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Fenestrae
(Fenestra: singular -- two are called fenestrae, like vertebrae) |
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an opening ("window") in the skull that doesn't contain/hold a major sensory organ.
Major sensory organs are for:
- hearing
- seeing
- smelling
- tasting
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