extinct vertebrate clade
C38801
concept
An extinct vertebrate clade is a completely vanished evolutionary group of backboned animals, defined by common ancestry and shared derived traits, known only from the fossil record and with no living representatives.
Observed surface forms (2)
- extinct family of dinosaurs ×2
- extinct marine reptile group ×1
Instances (4)
- Cephalaspidomorphi (sensu lato)
- Archaeopterygidae via concept surface "extinct family of dinosaurs"
- Plesiosauria via concept surface "extinct marine reptile group"
- Hypsilophodontidae via concept surface "extinct family of dinosaurs"