Browsing by Subject "tetrapods"

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    Extinctions: Past and Present Week 2 - The effect of extinctions
    (2017-03-17) Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya
    In this video, Professor Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan reflects on the first and second mass extinction events that were discussed in previous videos. She discusses the topics covered in the previous week of the MOOC, specifically around the radiation of tetrapods and the development of bony fishes. She reflects on some of the specific effects these events had and introduces the topic of the End Permian extinction to be discussed in subsequent videos. This is video 6 in Week 2 of the Extinctions: Past and Present MOOC.
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    Extinctions: Past and Present Week 2 - The rise of tetrapods
    (2017-03-17) Chinsamy-Turan, Anusuya
    In this video, Professor Anusaya Chinsamy-Turan introduces the topic of tetrapod radiation in the wider context of vertebrate radiation which began 500 million years ago. She describes the distinct evolutionary characteristics of tetrapods and the path of their development from bony fishes.