Definition of Rhynchocephalia. Meaning of Rhynchocephalia. Synonyms of Rhynchocephalia

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Definition of Rhynchocephalia

Rhynchocephalia
Rhynchocephala Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + kefalh` head.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebr[ae], immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest of reptiles. See Hatteria. Called also Rhynchocephalia.

Meaning of Rhynchocephalia from wikipedia

- rhynchocephalia is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living genus, the tuatara (sphenodon), and only two living
- is part of a distinct lineage, order rhynchocephalia the two species of tuatara are the only surviving members of its order, which
- this subclass includes squamata and rhynchocephalia . it is a monophyletic group and therefore contains all descendents of a common
- chelonia (turtles), squamata (lizards and snakes), rhynchocephalia , crocodilia , 'thecodont s' (paraphyletic basal archosaur ia),
- dentary tooth shape in sphenodon and its fossil relatives (diapsida: lepidosauria: rhynchocephalia). in koppe t, meyer g, alt kw, (eds).
- in some phylogenies eosuchia has been treated (probably erroneously) as a sister lepidosaur taxon to squamata and rhynchocephalia
- skull shape and feeding strategy in sphenodon and other rhynchocephalia (diapsida: lepidosauria). journal of morphology 269: 945–966.
- newly named rhynchocephalians , ! : a sphenodontid rhynchocephalia n. the type species is oenosaurus muehlheimensis. , sphenocondor , gen
- cretaceous survived into the tertiary and are represented by current species living lepidosaurs include rhynchocephalia (tuatara s) and squamata .
- rhynchocephalia sphenodontidae : 4;font-style:italic , sphenodon guntheri. squamata agamidae : 4;font-style:italic , ctenophorus