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    Sauropsida (Greek for "lizard faces") is a clade of amniotes, broadly equivalent to the class Reptilia, though typically used in a broader sense to also...
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    definition of this clade varies between authors. Others prioritize the clade Sauropsida, which typically refers to all amniotes more closely related to modern...
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    reptile lineage called either Reptilia or Sauropsida. In fact, the study of Gauthier (1994) defined Sauropsida as all amniotes more closely related to reptiles...
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    Eureptilia ("true reptiles") is one of the two major subgroups of the clade Sauropsida, the other one being Parareptilia. Eureptilia includes Diapsida (the clade...
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    major clades of the group Amniota, the other being the more diverse group Sauropsida (which includes all extant reptiles and birds). Unlike other amniotes...
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    as various extinct groups. Sauria lies within the larger total group Sauropsida, which also contains various stem-reptiles which are more closely related...
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    mammals and their synapsid ancestors. So defined, Reptilia is identical to Sauropsida. Though few reptiles today are apex predators, many examples of apex reptiles...
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    the basal most clade within Parareptilia or the basal most clade within Sauropsida (with the latter being the less supported position) despite the skull...
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    higher taxonomic rank.) Class Amphibia (amphibians; 8,100+ species) Class Sauropsida (reptiles (including birds); 21,300+ species – 10,000+ species of birds...
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    ancestors back to the phylogenetic split from the remaining amniotes (the Sauropsida). Pan-Mammalia is thus an alternative name for Synapsida. A stem group...
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  • A resonating device is a structure used by an animal that improves the quality of its vocalizations through amplifying the sound produced via acoustic...
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  • organisms Largest prehistoric organisms Archosaurs are a clade within Sauropsida, but are significantly different from all other reptiles. Bennett, Gordon...
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    "Reptilian-transcriptome v1.0, a glimpse in the brain transcriptome of five divergent Sauropsida lineages and the phylogenetic position of turtles". EvoDevo. 2 (1): 19...
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    in the clade Synapsida, while reptiles are placed in a separate clade, Sauropsida. Single openings in the skull behind each eye, known as temporal fenestrae...
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    paraphyletic group Class Synapsida (mammals and their extinct relatives) Class Sauropsida (reptiles and birds) While this traditional taxonomy is orderly, most...
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    †extinct clades Lissamphibia Reptiliomorpha / Pan-Amniota various †extinct clades Amniota Synapsida (includes mammals) Sauropsida (includes reptiles)...
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    other groups mentioned are, like dinosaurs and pterosaurs, members of Sauropsida (the reptile and bird clade), except Dimetrodon (which is a synapsid)...
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    Mammals are the only living members of Synapsida; this clade, together with Sauropsida (reptiles and birds), constitutes the larger Amniota clade. Early synapsids...
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    v t e Fossil snakes Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata Genera with hindlimbs and a sacrum Najash Simoliophiidae Eupodophis...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Sauropsida Clade: Archosauria Clade: Avemetatarsalia Clade: Dinosauria Clade: Theropoda...
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    Pelycosauria † (Order) Clade Therapsida Class Mammalia – mammals (Class) Clade Sauropsida Subclass Parareptilia † Family Mesosauridae † Family Millerettidae † Family...
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  • The Qingtoushan Formation is a Middle Permian-age geologic formation in the Qilian Mountains of Gansu, China. It is known for its diverse tetrapod fauna...
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    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Avemetatarsalia Clade: Dinosauria...
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    The term ichthyopsida means fish-face or fish-like as opposed to the Sauropsida or lizard-face animals (reptiles and birds) and the mammals. The group...
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    v t e Fossil snakes Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata Genera with hindlimbs and a sacrum Najash Simoliophiidae Eupodophis...
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    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Pseudosuchia Clade: Eusuchia...
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    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Pseudosuchia Clade: Eusuchia...
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    classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Clade: Sauropsida Clade: Archosauria Clade: Avemetatarsalia Benton, 1999 Subgroups †Incertovenator...
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    Michael Benton classifies all dinosaurs within the Series Amniota, Class Sauropsida, Subclass Diapsida, Infraclass Archosauromorpha, Division Archosauria...
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    Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Clade: Avemetatarsalia Clade: Dinosauria...
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