Bio1100
Chapter 13
Animal diversification
Vertebrates
possess
vertebrae
and evolved from an ancestor that had a
notochord
.
Important evolutionary adaptations in
fish
include
fins
that evolved into limbs.
Most terrestrial vertebrates develop from
amniotic
eggs
that can be laid on dry land.
Mammals
are amniotes that produce
milk
to nourish their young.
Humans are
primates
that
evolved
out of Africa.