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Simultaneous
with this, the discovery of new and unique animals qiue niamls
many new discoveres so we are completely revising both posters. We
are using this opportunity to create virtually all-new posters that
incorporate many other significant improvements, making them better
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Our popular
Animal Kingdom and Plant Kingdom posters were
published in 2004 and their primary purpose was to provide an
introduction to the various living species in accordance with the
classification system introduced by Carl Linnaeus in 1735, which
grouped species by phyla, orders and families.
That system
has since become obsolete due to the widespread adoption of the new Cladistics
classification system, which is based on the development of physical
characteristics and arranges organisms by their order of branching in
an evolutionary tree. It has been
used in most universities and colleges since the late 1990s and is
now finding it ways into the grade schools. This new poster shows
this new system.
Simultaneous with this revolutionary change in classification
systems, many new species have been discovered. Some have been so
unique, that they have been given their own phylum / clade.
Our 2004 poster showed only living species. This all-new
version includes the extinct ones. The result is a comprehensive
overview of all life that has lived on Earth. The number of phyla /
clades has jumped from 27 to 41. This new version shows almost twice
as many species.
Animal Kingdom 2 has been closely coordinated with
our new Animal Development
Poster. The latter shows the physical changes that have taken
place in animals and the resulting cladistic family tree. Animal
Kingdom then provides the details of each phylum.
These changes and improvements result in a quantum leap
presentation. These posters are sure to become indispensable
references for both students and professionals. They will be
useful for the botanists and zoologists, but also the various paleo
scientists.
The original Animal Kingdom poster is still available,
but will not be reprinted. See
Animal Kingdom 1 |
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Three poster Set |
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Animal Development,
Milestones of Evolution
and our new
Animal Kingdom
2 are
designed to be used both individually and together. Animal
Development focuses on the invertebrates and Milestones of
Vertebrate Evolution picks up where it leaves off. Both
show how the various clades evolved; Animal Kingdom show the
results. Teachers, students and professionals will find them to be
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