Reptiles and Birds
REPTILE FACTS first to adapt completely to land
REPTILE FACTS scaly skin legs lower (not at 90 o angles) claws ectotherms
REPTILE FACTS most have three- chambered hearts some have four- chambered hearts which allow for more energy (O 2 blood separate)
REPTILE FACTS amniotic egg eliminates need to reproduce in H 2 O
REPTILE FACTS turtles have shells crocodiles & alligators are the largest snakes & lizards live almost everywhere Rhynchocephalia—primitive reptiles Only the tuatara still exists
AVIAN FACTS “Avian” means “bird” Only birds have feathers Evolved from therapods (feathered dinosaurs ) Archaepteryx (1 st bird?)
AVIAN FACTS Have wings & large sternum for flight
AVIAN FACTS 4-chambered heart Fast heart rate ( beats/min) Special respiratory system
AVIAN FACTS Endotherms Internal reproduction Amniotic egg with hard shell Diversity of species