Vocabulary

dodo (Raphus cucullatus)

Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas)

bandicoot

greater bandicoot rat (Bandicota indica)

linsang

ectotherm

endotherm

multisystem

paraphyletic

monophyletic

clade

cladistics

Cambrian explosion (of life)

Ediacara fauna

Ediacara fossil biota

Vendobionta

Epiophlebia superstes (species of living-fossil dragonfly endemic to Japan)

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)

apricot (Prunus armeniaca)

Prunus persica var. densa (Chinese variety of peach)

Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)

Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)

Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)

funnel chest; pectus excavatum

patent ductus arteriosus

diaphragmatic hernia

umbilical hernia

inguinal hernia

truss; hernia belt

Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis (Japanese fossil species of crocodilian)

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile

saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus); estuarine crocodile

short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus); grampus

black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)

Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis)

meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis); titlark

contamination noise; noise from contamination

flaw noise (in bearings)

dot product