



@ Dr. Heinz Lycklama
#4 -
Haeckel’s Embryos
nThe embryos
shown are (left to right) fish, salamander, tortoise, chick, hog, calf, rabbit and human – representing 5 of the 7 vertebrate
classes. Haeckel omitted two classes of vertebrate
(jawless and
cartilaginous fishes) entirely, and half of the embryos are mammals - thus using a biased sample
