biology

Woodburnodon

Woodburnodon is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Woodburnodon rather than just read about it. In short: Woodburnodon is an extinct genus of microbiotherian marsupial whose fossils have been found on Seymour Island, Antarctica. It lived during the Eocene epoch.

Key takeaways

Woodburnodon belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Woodburnodon to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Woodburnodon from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Woodburnodon is an extinct genus of microbiotherian marsupial whose fossils have been found on Seymour Island, Antarctica. It lived during the Eocene epoch.

Taxonomy The genus is represented by a single species, Woodburnodon casei, which was described in 2007 from fossils found on the Antarctic Peninsula. Woodburnodon is currently the only formally described genus in the family Woodburnodontidae, although fossils of an unidentified Early Eocene taxon have also been found in Patagonia.

Description Woodburnodon was the largest known member of the order Microbiotheria. It was at least three or four times larger than the microbiotherid Pachybiotherium, which has been estimated at 215–312 g (7.6–11.0 oz). This would put the size of Woodburnodon at around 1 kg (2.2 lb).

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Woodburnodon

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Woodburnodon claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Woodburnodon before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Woodburnodon ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Woodburnodon

In research: Woodburnodon appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Woodburnodon in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Woodburnodon is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Eocene mammals of Antarctica, Fossils of Antarctica, Microbiotheria, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Woodburnodon outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Woodburnodon in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Woodburnodon means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Woodburnodon out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Woodburnodon in simple terms?

Woodburnodon is an extinct genus of microbiotherian marsupial whose fossils have been found on Seymour Island, Antarctica. It lived during the Eocene epoch.

Why does Woodburnodon matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Woodburnodon?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Woodburnodon.