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The Life
Science Revolution |
In 1735, Carolus
Linnaeus published the first edition of his Systema Naturae,
which set forth his system for classifying all living things. Over
the years it evolved into the familiar phyla, order, family species
organization. But Linnaeus only classified living species; he
was unaware of prehistoric life. Scientists now estimate that living
species account for less than one-tenth of one percent of all
animals that have every lived and that the Linnaeus system is the
“tail wagging the dog” as it fails to show the relationship between
living and prehistoric species. The Linnaeus system is now obsolete
as it has been replaced by the new cladistics classification system.
It uses phylogenetic systematics to reflect changes in physical
characteristics in an evolutionary tree-type organization.
This new system is presented in being taught in all the
colleges, but is just now working it way into hgh schools and middle
schools.
We are proud to present a series of three cutting-edge
posters that are invaluable to the understanding of our how e look
at life on earth. The all-new Animal Kingdom 2 presents new
cladistic classification system. Animal Development and
Milestones of Vertebrate Evolution show and explain the
underlying information and organization.
Each of these three posters is self-contained and may
be used independently of the others, but they also complement one
another and are more effective when presented together. They provide
an invaluable, quickly accessible reference to educators, students,
professionals and others who are curious about the world in which we
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These two titles provides
a comprehensive overview of these animals. All of the
major groups (orders / clades) are represented. Each is
introduced by common name (such as Whales, Dolphins and
Porpoises), followed by the biological name (Cetacea), the
number of species and a brief description. A great many
representational species are beautifully shown, all identified
by both common and biological name.
This is the first time that any publisher has every provided
such a comprehensive overview of such an enormous and complex
subject. These posters are essential for life science classes
and anywhere else that the study of animals takes place.
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