anapsid skull

  • 1Anapsid — Taxobox name = Anapsids fossil range = Carboniferous Recent image width = 215px image caption = Anapsid skull regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata superclassis = Tetrapoda classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Anapsida… …

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  • 2Skull roof — The full complement of of bones of the tetrapod skull roof, as seen in the labyrinthodont Xenotosuchus The skull roof , or the roofing bones of the skull are a set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land living… …

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  • 3anapsid reptile — noun primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles • Syn: ↑anapsid • Ant: ↑diapsid (for: ↑anapsid) • Hypernyms: ↑reptile, ↑ …

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  • 4anapsid — noun primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles • Syn: ↑anapsid reptile • Ant: ↑diapsid • Hypernyms: ↑reptile, ↑reptilian • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 5anapsid — /euh nap sid/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Anapsida, a subclass of reptiles, extinct except for the turtles, characterized by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull. n. 2. a reptile of the subclass Anapsida. Cf. diapsid …

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  • 6anapsid — /ænˈæpsəd/ (say an apsuhd) adjective 1. of or relating to a group of reptiles characterised by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; extinct except for the tortoise, turtle and terrapin. –noun 2. such a reptile. {New Latin… …

  • 7anapsid — noun Any amniote whose skull does not have openings near the temples …

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  • 8Tuatara — This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Tuatara (disambiguation). Tuatara Male tuatara Conservation status …

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  • 9Turtle — For other uses, see Turtle (disambiguation). Turtles Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 215–0 Ma …

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  • 10Synapsid — Synapsids Temporal range: Late Mississippian Early Cretaceous, 320–100 Ma …

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