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 (/ˌrɪŋkoʊsɪˈfeɪliə/; lit. 'beak-heads') is an order of lizard-like reptiles that includes only one living species, the tuatara (Sphenodon...
- resemblance to lizards, it is part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. The name tuatara is derived from the Māori language and means "peaks...
- members of the order Rhynchocephalia. The only surviving member of the Rhynchocephalia is the tuatara. Squamata and Rhynchocephalia form the subclass Lepidosauria...
- subclass or superorder of reptiles, containing the orders Squamata and Rhynchocephalia. Squamata includes lizards and snakes. Squamata contains over 9,000...
- Michael J.; Ruta, Marcello (May 2017). "Macroevolutionary patterns in Rhynchocephalia: Is the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) a living fossil?". Palaeontology...
- (turtles), Crocodilia (crocodilians), Squamata (lizards and snakes), and Rhynchocephalia (the tuatara). As of May 2023, about 12,000 living species of reptiles...
- it is excluded from Neosphenodontia. Position of Clevosaurus within Rhynchocephalia, after DeMar et al. 2022. Sues, H. D.; Reisz, R. (1995). "First record...
- suggested to represent a late surviving lepidosauromorph outside both Rhynchocephalia and Squamata, though some studies have recovered it as a stem-squamate...
- Rhynchocephalia Squamata...
- Rhynchocephalia reported from the Allen Formation Genus Species Location Stratigraphic position Material Notes Images Lamarquesaurus L. cabazai Cerro...