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Systema Naturae: A 1735 book by Carl Linnaeus that outlined his hierarchical classification of animals.

Plagiuri: an early,now disused, biological subclassification of fish used by Linnaeus that also included dolphins and whales.

Anthropomorpha: a defunct taxon established by Linnaeus for genera Homo (humans), Simia (monkeys and apes in general) and Bradypus (sloths).

Cladogram: A branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationship between species.

Dimetrodon: An extinct carnivorous synapsid related to early mammals.

Plesiosaur: An extinct marine reptile with a long neck related to modern snakes.


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