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The Dissection of Vertebrates A Laboratory Manual

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ACTINOPTERYGII<br />

ACTINISTA<br />

DIPNOI<br />

RHIPIDISTIA CHOANATA<br />

• partial ventricular septum in heart<br />

• heart with differentiated pulmonary and<br />

systemic circulation<br />

• infolding <strong>of</strong> tooth enamel (i.e.,<br />

labyrinthodont teeth)<br />

• true internal nostrils (choanae); single<br />

external nostril on each side <strong>of</strong> head<br />

• loss <strong>of</strong> dorsal and anal fins<br />

• head flattened<br />

• ribs enlarged<br />

SARCOPTERYGII<br />

RHIPIDISTIA<br />

ELPISTOSTEGIDAE<br />

CHOANATA<br />

STEGOCEPHALI<br />

STEGOCEPHALIA<br />

• dactylous paired appendages (i.e., with<br />

carpals/tarsals and digits)<br />

• zygapophyseal articulations between<br />

vertebrae<br />

• loss <strong>of</strong> connection between skull and<br />

pectoral girdle<br />

• pelvic girdle attached to specialized<br />

vertebra <strong>of</strong> vertebral column<br />

FIGURE 1.5 Cladogram showing phylogeny <strong>of</strong> the Sarcopterygii. Some synapomorphies <strong>of</strong> the main groups are provided in the boxes below<br />

the cladogram.

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