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术语索引(54 条)
- Chicxulub撞击
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- K–Pg灭绝
- 中生代哺乳动物
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- 主龙类
- 二叠纪末大灭绝
- 人族
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- 兽孔类
- 内共生
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- 古DNA
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- 合弓类
- 同位素分馏
- 哺乳动物中耳
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- 四足动物
- 埃迪卡拉生物群
- 多细胞化
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- 大氧化事件
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- 大灭绝
- 奥陶纪大辐射
- 寒武纪大爆发
- 岛屿侏儒化
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- 岛屿巨型化
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- 底质革命
- 微生物席
- 恐龙崛起
- 恐龙生理
- 有颌类
- 森林工程
- 氧合光合作用
- 海洋爬行动物
- 演化军备竞赛
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- 演化树
- 牙齿电池
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- 生态位释放
- 生态恢复
- 生物标志物
- 盾皮鱼
- 真核细胞
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- 第四纪灭绝
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- 维管植物
- 羊膜卵
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- 羽毛
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- 翼龙
- 肉鳍鱼
- 草原化
- 蜥脚类巨型化
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- 螃蟹化
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- 被子植物
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- 趋同演化
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- 长鼻目
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- 雪球地球
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- 马类演化
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- 高氧
- 鲸类演化
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- 鸟类起源
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物种与代表记录索引(299 条)
- Aglaophyton Aglaophyton majus
- Cloudina的前期管状生物 pre-Cloudina tubular organisms
- Coronacollina Coronacollina acula
- Eoarthropleura Eoarthropleura
- Pneumodesmus Pneumodesmus newmani
- Titanichthys Titanichthys
- Titanichthys Titanichthys termieri
- 三分盘虫 Tribrachidium
- 三叶虫 Trilobita
- 三叶虫Isotelus Isotelus
- 三尖叉齿兽 Thrinaxodon liorhinus
- 三角蛛 trigonotarbids
- 三角龙 Triceratops horridus
- 三趾马 Hipparion
- 专性厌氧古菌 obligate anaerobic Archaea
- 东生鱼 Eastmanosteus
- 中兽 Mesonyx
- 中华龙鸟 Sinosauropteryx prima
- 中新马 Merychippus
- 丹尼索瓦人 Denisovans
- 丽齿兽 Gorgonopsia
- 二齿兽 Dicynodon
- 产甲烷古菌 methanogenic Archaea
- 仙掌滇虫 Diania cactiformis
- 伊苏阿碳质包裹体 Isua carbonaceous inclusions
- 伊诺史川兽 Inostrancevia alexandri
- 侏罗纪早期双脊龙 Dilophosaurus wetherilli
- 光栅眼三叶虫 Erbenochile
- 克劳德管虫 Cloudina
- 克拉拉双壳 Claraia
- 兰吉亚 Rangea
- 内角石 Endoceras
- 冠齿兽 Coryphodon
- 初始全颌鱼 Qilinyu rostrata
- 利兹鱼 Leedsichthys problematicus
- 剑齿猫先驱 Machairodus
- 剑龙 Stegosaurus stenops
- 副栉龙 Parasaurolophus walkeri
- 加拿大虫 Canadia spinosa
- 努夫亚吉图克候选微体结构Nuvvuagittuqcandidatemicrostructures
- 华阳龙 Huayangosaurus taibaii
- 南方巨兽龙 Giganotosaurus carolinii
- 卡色龙 Casea
- 卡色龙类早期成员 Eocasea martini
- 厚头龙 Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
- 原始种子植物 Elkinsia polymorpha
- 原康修尔猿 Proconsul
- 原鳄龙 Proterosuchus fergusi
- 双门齿兽 Diprotodon optatum
- 发酵微生物 fermentative microbes
- 古元古代真核候选化石 Grypania spiralis
- 古果 Archaefructus liaoningensis
- 古窗龙 Paleothyris acadiana
- 古网翅虫 Palaeodictyoptera
- 古蝎 Palaeophonus
- 古食肉兽 Hyaenodon
- 古魔翼龙 Tupandactylus imperator
- 古鸟类幸存者 Vegavis iaai
- 叶绿体祖先 cyanobacterial plastid ancestor
- 喙嘴翼龙 Rhamphorhynchus muensteri
- 四射珊瑚 Rugosa
- 固氮微生物 nitrogen-fixing microbes
- 图拉螈 Tulerpeton curtum
- 圆口类无颌鱼祖先支系 jawless vertebrate lineages
- 圆顶龙 Camarasaurus
- 地狱溪小型鸟 Asteriornis maastrichtensis
- 坚蜥 Desmatosuchus spurensis
- 坚蜥类 Aetosauria
- 埃德蒙顿龙 Edmontosaurus annectens
- 埃雷拉龙 Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis
- 基龙 Edaphosaurus
- 多瘤齿兽 Multituberculata
- 多细胞绿藻候选 Proterocladus antiquus
- 大地懒 Megatherium americanum
- 大眼鱼龙 Ophthalmosaurus icenicus
- 奇虾 Anomalocaris canadensis
- 奥托虫 Ottoia prolifica
- 奥斯尼尔龙 Othnielosaurus consors
- 奥莱诺伊德斯 Olenoides serratus
- 奥陶? 新元古代藻类 Arctacellularia and other vase-shapedmicrofossils
- 奥陶纪珊瑚群落 tabulate and rugose corals
- 始盗龙 Eoraptor lunensis
- 始祖单弓兽 Archaeothyris florensis
- 始祖木 Archaeopteris
- 始祖马 Eohippus/Hyracotherium
- 始祖马 Sifrhippus
- 始祖鸟 Archaeopteryx lithographica
- 威瓦西虫 Wiwaxia corrugata
- 孔子鸟 Confuciusornis sanctus
- 孔鳞鱼 Gogonasus andrewsae
- 安氏兽 Andrewsarchus mongoliensis
- 安氏邓氏鱼 Dunkleosteus amblyodoratus
- 封印木 Sigillaria
- 小盗龙 Microraptor gui
- 尼安德特人 Homo neanderthalensis
- 层孔虫 Stromatoporoidea
- 嵌齿象 Gomphotherium
- 巢湖龙 Chaohusaurus
- 巨型板足鲎早期类群 megalograptid eurypterids
- 巨犀 Paraceratherium
- 巨翅古蜻蜓 Meganeuropsis permiana
- 巨脉蜻蜓 Meganeura monyi
- 巴哈马现代叠层石群落 Bahamas stromatolite communities
- 巴基鲸 Pakicetus attocki
- 巴塔哥巨龙 Patagotitan mayorum
- 巴拉格瓦纳蕨 Baragwanathia
- 希望螈 Elpistostege watsoni
- 帝王蟹 Lithodidae
- 帽天山虫 Maotianshania cylindrica
- 幻龙 Nothosaurus
- 幻龙 Nothosaurus giganteus
- 床板珊瑚 Tabulata
- 库克逊蕨 Cooksonia
- 异特龙 Allosaurus fragilis
- 异齿龙 Dimetrodon
- 弓螈 Archeria crassidisca
- 弗洛勒斯人 Homo floresiensis
- 微小腹足类灾难群 microgastropod disaster taxa
- 微生物岩群落 Early Triassic microbialites
- 德雷瑟组叠层石 Dresser Formation stromatolites
- 怪诞虫 Hallucigenia sparsa
- 恐角兽 Uintatherium anceps
- 恐象 Deinotherium
- 恐颌猪 Daeodon shoshonensis
- 扁豪猪兽 Diictodon feliceps
- 抚仙湖虫 Fuxianhuia protensa
- 披毛犀 Coelodonta antiquitatis
- 提塔利克鱼 Tiktaalik roseae
- 摩根兽 Morganucodon
- 撞击层蕨类孢子峰 fern spike
- 攀鲈式肺鱼早期类群 Dipterus
- 斯普里格蠕虫 Spriggina
- 斯特雷利池微生物席 Strelley Pool microbial mats
- 无氧光合细菌 anoxygenic phototrophs
- 无齿翼龙 Pteranodon longiceps
- 早期弹尾类 Rhyniella praecursor
- 星甲鱼类 arandaspids
- 普尔加托里猴 Purgatorius
- 普托勒迈兽类先驱 Arctostylopida
- 智人 Homo sapiens
- 最后的三叶虫 Proetida
- 杯椎鱼龙 Cymbospondylus youngorum
- 板齿犀 Placerias hesternus
- 林蜥 Westlothiana lizziae
- 林蜥螈 Hylonomus lyelli
- 查恩盘虫 Charnia
- 树鼩兽 Arboroharamiya jenkinsi
- 格里普鱼 Glyptolepis
- 格陵兰鱼龙前亲 Hupehsuchus
- 格陵兰鲨类幸存者 Hybodontiformes
- 梁龙 Diplodocus carnegii
- 梦幻鬼鱼 Entelognathus primordialis
- 棘椎螈 Acanthostomatops vorax
- 棘螈 Acanthostega gunnari
- 棘鱼 Acanthodes
- 棘龙 Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
- 植龙 Smilosuchus gregorii
- 植龙类 Phytosauria
- 楔齿龙 Sphenacodon
- 楚阿尔管状化石 Tawuia dalensis
- 楯齿龙 Placodus gigas
- 欧巴宾海蝎 Opabinia regalis
- 正南龟 Procolophon trigoniceps
- 正形贝 Orthida
- 正颌菊石类 Goniatitida
- 水龙兽 Lystrosaurus
- 水龙兽后继二齿兽 Kannemeyeria
- 沟鳞鱼 Bothriolepis
- 沧龙 Mosasaurus hoffmannii
- 油页岩蜥 Petrolacosaurus kansensis
- 法尔卡鲨 Falcatus falcatus
- 法科普斯型三叶虫早期成员 phacopid trilobites
- 波斯特鳄 Postosuchus kirkpatricki
- 泰坦巨兽 Titanoides
- 泰雷尔邓氏鱼 Dunkleosteus terrelli
- 洞穴迹制造者 Treptichnus pedum tracemaker
- 海林檎 cystoids
- 海百合 crinoids
- 混鱼龙 Mixosaurus
- 湖北鳄 Hupehsuchus nanchangensis
- 滑齿龙 Pliosaurus funkei
- 潘氏鱼 Panderichthys rhombolepis
- 爬兽 Repenomamus giganticus
- 牙形石 Conodonta
- 犬熊 Amphicyon
- 犬颌兽 Cynognathus
- 犬颌兽 Cynognathus crateronotus
- 狄更逊水母 Dickinsonia
- 狸尾兽 Castorocauda lutrasimilis
- 獭形狸尾兽 Castorocauda lutrasimilis
- 现代原绿球藻 Prochlorococcus
- 现代束毛藻 Trichodesmium
- 现代热泉微生物席 modern hot-spring microbial mats
- 现代肺鱼 Dipnoi
- 现代龟胚胎 Testudines embryology
- 球囊霉类真菌 glomalean fungi
- 球状蓝细菌类化石 Eoentophysalis-like fossils
- 瓦拉诺普斯 Varanops
- 瓦蒂萨树 Wattieza
- 瓷蟹 Porcellanidae
- 甲烷氧化古菌 anaerobic methanotrophic Archaea
- 甲龙 Ankylosaurus magniventris
- 白垩纪蜜蜂近亲 Melittosphex burmensis
- 直壳鹦鹉螺类 orthoceratoid cephalopods
- 直立人 Homo erectus
- 真掌鳍鱼 Eusthenopteron foordi
- 真猛犸象 Mammuthus primigenius
- 真蕨木 Eospermatopteris
- 矛齿鲸 Dorudon atrox
- 石松类先驱 Drepanophycus
- 石炭纪蝎 Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis
- 硫酸盐还原菌 sulfate-reducing bacteria
- 科达树 Cordaites
- 笔石 graptolites
- 笔石Normalograptus Normalograptus
- 笠头螈 Diplocaulus magnicornis
- 紫硫细菌 purple sulfur bacteria
- 红藻化石候选 Bangiomorpha pubescens
- 纳马卡拉虫 Namacalathus
- 纺锤虫 Fusulinida
- 线粒体 Mitochondria
- 线粒体祖先 alphaproteobacterial mitochondrial ancestor
- 缅甸琥珀甲虫 Cretaceous pollinating beetles
- 罗德侯鲸 Rodhocetus kasrani
- 美杜莎羊齿 Medullosales
- 翔兽 Volaticotherium antiquum
- 翼手龙 Pterodactylus antiquus
- 翼甲鱼 Pteraspis-like heterostracans
- 翼肢鲎 Pterygotus
- 胸甲鱼 Coccosteus
- 胸脊鲨 Cladoselache
- 能人 Homo habilis
- 腔骨龙 Coelophysis bauri
- 腕龙 Brachiosaurus altithorax
- 舌羊齿 Glossopteris
- 艾文斯虫 Ikaria wariootia
- 节胸类 Arthropleura
- 芦木 Calamites
- 花瓶状微化石 vase-shaped microfossils
- 花鳞鱼 Andreolepis
- 莫湖兽 Moeritherium
- 莱德利基虫 Redlichia
- 菊石 Ammonoidea
- 菲利普三叶虫类 Phacopida
- 蒙特塞克花 Montsechia vidalii
- 蓓天翼龙 Peteinosaurus zambellii
- 蓝细菌 Cyanobacteria
- 蓝细菌类群 Cyanobacteria
- 薄片龙 Elasmosaurus platyurus
- 蚊齿兽 Moschops capensis
- 蛇螈 Ophiderpeton
- 蛮龙 Torvosaurus tanneri
- 蜀龙 Shunosaurus lii
- 螺旋丝状微体化石 Archaeoellipsoides and filamentousmicrofossils
- 袋剑齿虎 Thylacosmilus atrox
- 袋狼 Thylacinus cynocephalus
- 西德尼虫 Sidneyia inexpectans
- 西里龙 Silesaurus opolensis
- 角苔式早期陆生植物 early bryophyte-grade plants
- 角鼻龙 Ceratosaurus nasicornis
- 象鸟 Aepyornithidae
- 贝尔彻群岛大型碳质化石Francevillian and Belchermacrofossil candidates
- 赫南特贝类 Hirnantia fauna
- 赫德虾 Hurdia victoria
- 迅猛鳄 Effigia okeeffeae
- 过氧化氢酶阳性微生物 catalase-bearing microbes
- 近鸟龙 Anchiornis huxleyi
- 远古翔兽 Maiopatagium furculiferum
- 迷惑龙 Apatosaurus louisae
- 金伯拉虫 Kimberella
- 钝脚兽 Pantolambda bathmodon
- 铁氧化微生物 iron-oxidizing microbes
- 链房苔藓虫 stony bryozoans
- 锯齿龙 Scutosaurus karpinskii
- 长喙蝎蛉类 Aneuretopsychidae
- 阔齿龙 Captorhinus aguti
- 阿尔法齿兽 Alphadon
- 阿拉莫龙 Alamosaurus sanjuanensis
- 阿斯加德古菌 Asgard archaea
- 阿根廷龙 Argentinosaurus huinculensis
- 阿法南方古猿 Australopithecus afarensis
- 阿瓦隆大型生物 Avalon assemblage organisms
- 陆行鲸 Ambulocetus natans
- 雕齿兽 Glyptodon
- 雷兽 Megacerops coloradensis
- 雷留图鳄 Rauisuchidae
- 需氧异养细菌 aerobic heterotrophic bacteria
- 霸王龙 Tyrannosaurus rex
- 风神翼龙 Quetzalcoatlus northropi
- 马尔三叶形虫 Marrella splendens
- 马氏鳄 Erythrosuchus africanus
- 鱼石螈 Ichthyostega
- 鱼龙 Ichthyosauria
- 鲨齿龙 Carcharodontosaurus saharicus
- 鳄形类 Crocodyliformes
- 鳞木 Lepidodendron
- 鳞齿鱼 Cheirolepis
- 鸟类 Aves
- 龙王鲸 Basilosaurus isis
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