Because all animals belonging to Felidaeâs sister taxa, Viverridae, have long tails, scientists could infer that this character state represents the ancestral trait. Some domestic cats display a rosette pattern on their coats.
measurement system: The metric system of measurement. For a time, the international prototype metre and kilogram were based, for convenience, on the archive standards rather than directly on actual measurement of Earth.
What are Imperial and metric units of measurement? Imperial units of measurement are the units that were in common usage in this country up until about thirty years ago. Even after the introduction of the metric system, Imperial units have continued to be in everyday use in varying degrees. Metric units of measurement are the units originally used in mainland Europe, adopted in this country when we joined the European Economic Community (as it was then called) in the early 1970s. It is based upon a decimal system where each unit is divided into blocks of 10 smaller units.