Neodiapsida
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Neodiapsida is a major clade of diapsid reptiles that includes most modern reptiles and their extinct relatives, excluding only a few early-diverging lineages.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
diapsid clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ vertebrate clade ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsExtantTaxa | yes ⓘ |
| containsExtinctTaxa | yes ⓘ |
| definedBy | phylogenetic relationships among diapsid reptiles ⓘ |
| excludes |
Avicephala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Younginiformes sensu lato NERFINISHED ⓘ some early-diverging diapsid lineages ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Carboniferous ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | diapsid skull with two temporal fenestrae in ancestral condition ⓘ |
| hasMember |
birds
ⓘ
crocodilians ⓘ modern lizards ⓘ non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ pterosaurs ⓘ snakes ⓘ tuatara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Sauria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
extinct diapsid relatives
ⓘ
most modern reptiles ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Archosauria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archosauromorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ Crocodylia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepidosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Lepidosauromorpha ⓘ Ornithodira NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudosuchia NERFINISHED ⓘ Pterosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhynchocephalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Squamata NERFINISHED ⓘ non-avian dinosaurs ⓘ |
| infraphylum | Gnathostomata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA |
group of diapsid reptiles
ⓘ
major subgroup of Sauria ⓘ |
| isMonophyletic | yes ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Neo- from Greek meaning new ⓘ |
| nomenclatureCode | ICZN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclass | Diapsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subphylum | Vertebrata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superclass | Tetrapoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
clade
ⓘ
unranked clade ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Carboniferous to Recent ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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