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The original Linnaeus system
evolved to eventually contain the familiar phyla, orders, families
and species classifications. It was the basis for our earlier Animal
Kingdom poster, which showed only the living species. The Linnaean
system is now being replaced by the new cladistics classification
system. It has had an enormous impact on the study of prehistoric
life and is being taught in all major universities. It has impacted
the study of living species primarily through the reorganization of
the former phyla into clades. The specific animals assigned to each
group are largely unchanged.
... Animal Kingdom 2 presents this new classification system. Six
newly established clades / phyla have been added plus eleven
containing only extinct species. This increased the number of phyla
/ clades from 27 to 44.
This new poster groups them into the same nine primary clades that
are shown and explained in Animal Development, thus coordinating the
two titles. Because of the great abundance of existing literature
that uses them, both posters cite the traditional phyla names,
rather than the clade names, which are almost identical.
Almost twice as many species are shown on this great new edition.
This is an essential reference source for teachers, students and
professionals dealing with both living and prehistoric species. |
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Limnognathia
Limnognathia maerski
This microscopic freshwater animal was recently discovered
living in the frigid springs of West Greenland. Its jaw has
32 moving parts, which is amazing considering its average
length is one-tenth of a millimeter, making it one of the
smallest animals on Earth. That and other unique body
characteristics resulted in it being given its own clade,
one of the six new ones recently established.
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