Description

Overview:

This video demonstrates some of the features of PhyloTree. It then shows the early explosive discovery of mammal species (most major mammal groups were discovered early on), and then shows the slow and steady discovery of cnidarians (many cnidarians remain to be described). The tool can also be used to quickly find the first species that was described in a group. The first siphonophore to be described, for example, was Physalia physalis (the Portuguese man o’ war).

Subject:

Biology, Zoology

Level:

Middle School, High School, Community College / Lower Division, College / Upper Division

Material Type:

Lecture

Author:

Casey Dunn

Provider:

Dunn Lab at Brown University

Provider Set:

CreatureCast

Date Added:

09/26/2013