Geology 105 Final (College of Charleston) Exam Questions And Answers 2025/2026
Geology 105 Final (College of Charleston) Exam Questions And Answers 2025/2026 By the end of the cretaceous were there many types of mammals? - Correct Answer No, because dinosaurs dominated the previous period and when they went extinct, only few types of mammals were left. Describe a typical mesozoic mammal. - Correct Answer - Synapsid skull - Different tooth pattern - Improved thermal regulation - Hair What were the possible functions of the "sail/fin" on the backs of some pelycosaurs, such as Dimetrodon? - Correct Answer Describe the earliest known mammal, Morganucodon. When did it live? What was the size, morphology, and ecology of Morganucodont? - Correct Answer - very small (4 in long) - large brain / great senes - Late triassic - laid eggs
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by the end of the cretaceous were there many types
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what were the possible functions of the sailfin
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describe the earliest known mammal morganucodon
