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DoReMiFossil wrote:

gryphaea1635 wrote:Any tips on differentiating Equus from Mesohippus based on the skull only? What about the teeth?

The eye socket for Equus is higher on the skull than Mesohippus's. Equus teeth are also very flat, versus Mesohippus, which are crowned.

ok, thanks.
Also, seeing another MA person here is really uncommon

Hi guys, what is the format you use for the binder pages. I prefer to color code mine. I have an example attached

Found this great website for those who want to get an introductory taste of paleontology and such. Found some interesting stuff here and it's updated pretty regularly with new stuff.

fossilscentral.com

gryphaea1635 wrote:

DoReMiFossil wrote:

gryphaea1635 wrote:Any tips on differentiating Equus from Mesohippus based on the skull only? What about the teeth?

The eye socket for Equus is higher on the skull than Mesohippus's. Equus teeth are also very flat, versus Mesohippus, which are crowned.

ok, thanks.
Also, seeing another MA person here is really uncommon

Are any of you from Acton-Boxborough? You took two places off us in Fossils

I'm trying to classify Acer, but some of the (credible) sources I have used contradicted each other. It is especially hard to find it's class. This is what I have:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family Aceraceae
Genus: Acer

Does anyone know the class and/or notice any inaccuracies in my classification?

If anyone is having trouble finding time periods/is worried about accuracy, I recommend just using the smithsonian handbook (which is by far superior to audobon) whenever you can.

Unome wrote:

gryphaea1635 wrote:

DoReMiFossil wrote: The eye socket for Equus is higher on the skull than Mesohippus's. Equus teeth are also very flat, versus Mesohippus, which are crowned.

ok, thanks.
Also, seeing another MA person here is really uncommon

Are any of you from Acton-Boxborough? You took two places off us in Fossils

haha no, I'm from Boston Latin School and I got 10th at MIT... :p

living_fossil wrote:I'm trying to classify Acer, but some of the (credible) sources I have used contradicted each other. It is especially hard to find it's class. This is what I have:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family Aceraceae
Genus: Acer

Does anyone know the class and/or notice any inaccuracies in my classification?

I think Magnoliopsida can be considered a class for it, but some sources say it is also a Division (it should still work I guess).

gryphaea1635 wrote:

living_fossil wrote:I'm trying to classify Acer, but some of the (credible) sources I have used contradicted each other. It is especially hard to find it's class. This is what I have:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class:
Order: Sapindales
Family Aceraceae
Genus: Acer

Does anyone know the class and/or notice any inaccuracies in my classification?

I think Magnoliopsida can be considered a class for it, but some sources say it is also a Division (it should still work I guess).

EDIT: also sorry for double posting...
actually can the admins delete this post it shouldn't be here... (Is this the 1st triple post in scioly history???)

gryphaea1635 wrote:(Is this the 1st triple post in scioly history???)

Certainly not. Just take a look at the 10,000 post thread in Posting Games.