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Topic 5: The Origin of Amniotes
� Where do amniotes fall out on the vertebrate phylogeny?
� What are some stem Amniotes?
� What is an Amniote?
� What changes were involved with the transition to dry habitats?
� What are the three main groups of Amniotes?
� How are Amniote taxa related?
(3) – _________
(4) – _________
� What is the sister group of Amniota?
� What taxa comprise the Amniota?
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1
Where are Amniotes on the
vertebrate phylogeny?
Benton 1997 Fig 4.21
What are some stem Amniotes?
� Palaeontological tree:
� Anthracinosauria, Seymouriamorpha, and Diadectomorpha as extinct outgroups to Amniotes
� Split between Amniota and Amphibia ~360 Mya
Benton 1997 Fig 4.18
� “_________________”
� Anthracinosauria
� Seymouriamorpha
� Diadectomorpha
� Diverse and terrestrial
� Mainly predators
What are some stem Amniotes?
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1
� Synapomorphies
� ______________ & associated membranes
� __________ fertilization
� ____________ maxillary teeth
� Various other skull and limb characters
What is an Amniote? The Amniotic Egg
� Contains extraembryonic membranes (4):
� Amnion
� Chorion
� Allantois
� Yolk sac
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The Amniotic Egg
� __________
� Surrounds embryo
� Forms space filled with amniotic fluid
� ______ exchange
� _________ embryo
� Dessication
� Concussion
� Chorion
� Allantois
� Yolk sac
The Amniotic Egg
� Amnion
� ___________
� Outer-most membrane
� Forms placenta in placental mammals
� Allantois
� Yolk sac
The Amniotic Egg
� Amnion
� Chorion
� ____________
� Sac formed from posterior part of GI tract
� Collects ___________ during development, growing as it fills
� Involved in formation of _______________ in placental mammals
� Yolk sac
The Amniotic Egg
� Amnion
� Chorion
� Allantois
� _____________
� Filled with yolk, which is the nutrient source for the embryo
� Shrinks as yolk is used up
The Amniotic Egg
� What about the shell?
� The other membranes
� Form outside embryo
� Connected to embryo
� The shell is deposited by the _____________
� Can be calcified and hard or leathery and soft
� Involved in:
� _____________
� _____________ of the embryo
Photo © KP Bergmann
� Amphibians began moving away from the water
� Many are terrestrial
� However:
� Skin is still highly _______________ to gases and water
� Reproduction is mainly limited to __________
Photos © KP Bergmann, PJB
What changes were involved with the
transition to dry habitats?
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� Amniote lifecycle ______________ of water
� Many live in very dry habitats
� Facilitated mainly by adaptation of the:
� ________ (amniotic)
� ________
Photos © PJB
What changes were involved with the
transition to dry habitats?
� Adaptations of the Egg
� Amnion, Chorion, Shell
� Protect embryo from _____________
� Forces are more jarring on land
� Protect embryo from _____________
� Less permeable to water
Photo © KP Bergmann
What changes were involved with the
transition to dry habitats?
� Adaptations of the skin:
� ________________
� Deposition of __________ in epidermis
� Evolved independently in several groups
� ________, feathers, hair
� All act to limit water loss
Photo © PJB
What changes were involved with the
transition to dry habitats?
� Three different amniote conditions
� Different patterns of temporal fenestration
� Temporal region of the skull is posterior to the orbit
� A fenestra is an opening without a structure running through it (L. – “window”)
� An~ none
� Syn~ one
� Di~ two
What are the three main groups of Amniotes?
� _____________� No temporal fenestrae
� _____________� One temporal fenestra
� Surrounded by postorbital, jugal and squamosal bones
� _____________� Two temporal fenestrae
� Lower one
� Homologous to synapsid
� Upper one
� Surrounded by postorbital, squamosal and parietal bones
What are the three main groups of Amniotes? What are the three main groups of Amniotes?
� Synapsida – _____________ and stem mammals
� Anapsida – ______________ and stem turtles
� Diapsida – Archosauria (birds & crocodilians), Lepidosauria (squamates and rhynchocephalians) and various stem groups
Benton 1997 Fig 5.18
Synapsida
Anapsida
Diapsida
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Biodidac
What are the three main groups of Amniotes?
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Which condition is ancestral?
� Derived?
� What implications do the alternative placements of Testudines (A or B) have on the evolution of the anapsid condition?
� What kinds of data might be brought to bear on this problem?
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1Synapsida Anapsida Diapsida
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� Which condition is ancestral?� ___________
� ________________ ________________
� Derived?� A: ______________
� B: ______________
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1Synapsida Anapsida Diapsida
How are Amniote taxa related?
� What implications do the placements of Testudines (A or B) have on the evolution of the anapsid condition?
� A:
� B:
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1Synapsida Anapsida Diapsida
How are Amniote taxa related?
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� What kinds of data might be brought to bear on this problem?
� _________________
� _________________
� _________________
� Each has been used and says something slightly different…
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1Synapsida Anapsida Diapsida
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Traditional hypothesis: A
� Mainly based on extant taxa and ____________ data
� Includes only some fossil taxa
� Assumes that all ____________ are related
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1Synapsida Anapsida Diapsida
How are Amniote taxa related?
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� Traditional hypothesis: A
� Basal anapsids
� “Parareptiles”
� Pareisaurs
� Procolophids
Benton Fig 5.15
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Hypothesis B:
� Based on extensive fossil sampling and no a priori assumptions of relationship
� Testudines have a ___________________ anapsid condition
� ______________ with “Parareptiles”
� Sister to Sauropterygia
Pough et al. Fig 2-9
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Hypothesis B:
� Who are the sauropterygians?
� Plesiosaurs
� Ichthyosaurs
� Aquatic
� Only ___________ temporal fenestrae
Benton Fig. 6.7
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Hypothesis C?
� What do __________ data have to say?
� Limitation: no ______ _____ can be included
� Testudines are placed within ____________ (support for B)
� BUT: Testudines cluster with the ___________, not the Lepidosauria
Modified from Pough et al. Fig 2-9
A
Testudines
Testudines
B
C
How are Amniote taxa related?
� So, where do Testunides fit in?
� ________________
� Within the _______
� Molecular and morphological data suggest convergence with “Parareptiles”
Modified from Pough et al. Fig 2-9
A
Testudines
Testudines
B
C
How are Amniote taxa related?
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1
� Who are the Amniota?
� _____________
� _____________
� _____________
� Crocodilians
� Birds
� _____________
� Rhynchocephalia
� Squamata
� Snakes
� Lizards
� Amphisbaenia
How are Amniote taxa related?
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Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1
� Mammalia synapomorphies:
� Synapsid
� Atlas vertebra
� 3+ sacral vertebrae
� ___ cervical vertebrae
� _________
� Mammary Glands
� Etc.
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Mammalia
� Not dealt with further in this course
Photos PJ Bergmann
How are Amniote taxa related?
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1
� Reptilia (5)
� Includes the remaining
amniotes to be
monophyletic
� Without birds is ______________
� Many obscure
synapomorphies
� They have _________
(even birds – on feet)
How are Amniote taxa related?
Pough et al 2004, Fig 2-1
� Archosauria synapomorphies:
� Muscular Diaphragm
� 2 ventricles in heart
� ______________
� No urinary bladder
� No vomeronasal organ
How are Amniote taxa related?
Nature 421, 335 - 340 (2003)
� Aves (Birds)
� Birds are dinosaurs, & dinosaurs are Archosaurs
• Aves have many synapomorphies:• No teeth• Wings• Feathers
(shared with some dinos)
• Not covered further in this
course
How are Amniote taxa related?
� Reptilia
� Lots of diversity
� ~8000 spp. without birds
� Online Reptile database: http://www.reptile-database.org/
Testudines 300
Rhynchocephalia 2
Squamata 7,750
Crocodylia 23
Aves 8,700
TOTAL ~ 17,000
Photos © PJB & KP Bergmann
How are Amniote taxa related?