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Captorhinomorpha
Captorhinomorpha (subclass Anapsida, order Cotylosauria) A suborder of reptiles which appeared in the Carboniferous and became extinct after the early Permian. The suborder includes the earliest known reptiles, retaining some amphibian features, but distinctly reptilian in the form of their skulls, and differing from amphibians in the structure of the pelvic girdle. Because they were ancestral to all later reptile groups, the cotylosaurs are known as ‘stem reptiles’. See HYLONOMUS ILYELII.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Captorhinomorpha." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Captorhinomorpha." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Captorhinomorpha.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Captorhinomorpha." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Captorhinomorpha.html |
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Captorhinomorpha
Captorhinomorpha (order Cotylosauria) Suborder of reptiles, which appeared in the Carboniferous and became extinct after the early Permian. The suborder includes the earliest known reptiles, retaining some amphibian features, but distinctly reptilian in the form of their skulls, and differing from amphibians in the structure of the pelvic girdle. Because they were ancestral to all later reptile groups, the cotylosaurs are known as ‘stem reptiles’.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Captorhinomorpha." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Captorhinomorpha." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Captorhinomorpha.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Captorhinomorpha." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Captorhinomorpha.html |
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