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Rhynchocephalia (/ˌrɪŋkoʊsɪˈfeɪliə/; lit. 'beak-heads') is an
order of lizard-like
reptiles that
includes only one
living species, the
tuatara (Sphenodon...
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members of the
order Rhynchocephalia. The only
surviving member of the
Rhynchocephalia is the tuatara.
Squamata and
Rhynchocephalia form the
subclass Lepidosauria...
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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...
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subclass or
superorder of reptiles,
containing the
orders Squamata and
Rhynchocephalia.
Squamata also
includes lizards and snakes.
Squamata contains over...
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Sphenodontidae is a
family within the
reptile group Rhynchocephalia,
comprising taxa most
closely related to the
living tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)...
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Rhynchocephalia (tuatara and
their extinct relatives)
Squamata (lizards and snakes)...
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Michael J.; Ruta,
Marcello (May 2017). "Macroevolutionary
patterns in
Rhynchocephalia: Is the
tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) a
living fossil?". Palaeontology...
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suggested to
represent a late
surviving lepidosauromorph outside both
Rhynchocephalia and Squamata,
though some
studies have
recovered it as a stem-squamate...
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excluded from Neosphenodontia.
Position of
Clevosaurus within Rhynchocephalia,
after DeMar et al. 2022. Sues, H. D.; Reisz, R. (1995). "First record...
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Allen Formation is a
geological formation in
Argentina whose strata date back to the Late
Cretaceous (middle
Campanian to
early Maastrichtian. Dinosaur...
