Evolution Mnemonics (to remember phylogeny of humans, etc.)

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This discussion focuses on the need for effective mnemonics to remember the phylogeny of humans, horses, and geological time periods. A commonly referenced mnemonic for taxonomic orders is "Dumb kids playing chase on freeway get squished," which aids in recalling the hierarchy: domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. Participants express a lack of awareness regarding specific mnemonics for the requested topics, indicating a gap in available resources. The conversation highlights the importance of mnemonic devices in learning complex biological classifications.

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Can anyone provide me with a list of simple mnemonics to learn phylogeny of horse,phylogeny of humans,geological times list and others??

Ty in advance !
 
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I'm not aware of any for those you list. The only related one I'm familiar with is for the taxonomic orders (Dumb kids playing chase on freeway get squished – domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species).
 
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Ygggdrasil said:
I'm not aware of any for those you list. The only related one I'm familiar with is for the taxonomic orders (Dumb kids playing chase on freeway get squished – domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species).
I got it on Google brother!
 

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