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Avicephala, the Glossary

61 relations: Allokotosauria, Apomorphy and synapomorphy, Arboreal locomotion, Archosauriformes, Archosauromorpha, Avicephala, Avicranium, Azendohsauridae, Bird, Cervical vertebrae, Chameleon, Clade, Cladogram, Claudiosaurus, Coelurosauravus, Convergent evolution, Diapsid, Dinosaur, Dolabrosaurus, Draco (lizard), Drepanosaur, Drepanosaurus, Extinction, Hypuronector, Icarosaurus, Late Triassic, Lepidosauromorpha, Longisquama, Lopingian, Megalancosaurus, Metapodial, Metatarsal bones, Orovenator, Patagium, Petrolacosaurus, PhyloCode, Phylogenetics, Polyphyly, Prolacerta, Protorosauria, Protorosaurus, Pterosaur, Rautiania, Reptile, Rhynchosaur, Sauria, Scapula, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Tangasauridae, Tanystropheidae, ... Expand index (11 more) »
Diapsids
Permian reptiles
Polyphyletic groups
Reptile taxonomy
Triassic reptiles

Allokotosauria

Allokotosauria is a clade of early archosauromorph reptiles from the Middle to Late Triassic known from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. Avicephala and Allokotosauria are Triassic reptiles.

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Apomorphy and synapomorphy

In phylogenetics, an apomorphy (or derived trait) is a novel character or character state that has evolved from its ancestral form (or plesiomorphy).

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Arboreal locomotion

Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees.

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Archosauriformes

Archosauriformes (Greek for 'ruling lizards', and Latin for 'form') is a clade of diapsid reptiles encompassing archosaurs and some of their close relatives.

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Archosauromorpha (Greek for "ruling lizard forms") is a clade of diapsid reptiles containing all reptiles more closely related to archosaurs (such as crocodilians and dinosaurs, including birds) rather than lepidosaurs (such as tuataras, lizards, and snakes).

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Avicephala

Avicephala ("bird heads") is a potentially polyphyletic grouping of extinct diapsid reptiles that lived during the Late Permian and Triassic periods characterised by superficially bird-like skulls and arboreal lifestyles. Avicephala and Avicephala are diapsids, Permian reptiles, polyphyletic groups, reptile taxonomy and Triassic reptiles.

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Avicranium

Avicranium is a genus of extinct drepanosaur reptile known from the Chinle Formation of the late Triassic.

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Azendohsauridae

Azendohsauridae is a family of allokotosaurian archosauromorphs that lived during the Middle to Late Triassic period, around 242-216 million years ago.

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Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Cervical vertebrae

In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull.

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Chameleon

Chameleons or chamaeleons (family Chamaeleonidae) are a distinctive and highly specialized clade of Old World lizards with 200 species described as of June 2015.

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Clade

In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.

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Cladogram

A cladogram (from Greek clados "branch" and gramma "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.

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Claudiosaurus

Claudiosaurus (claudus is Latin for 'lameness' and saurus means 'lizard') is an extinct genus of diapsid reptiles from the Late Permian Sakamena Formation of the Morondava Basin, Madagascar. Avicephala and Claudiosaurus are diapsids.

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Coelurosauravus

Coelurosauravus (meaning "hollow lizard grandfather") is an extinct genus of gliding reptile, known from the Late Permian of Madagascar.

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Convergent evolution

Convergent evolution is the independent evolution of similar features in species of different periods or epochs in time.

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Diapsid

Diapsids ("two arches") are a clade of sauropsids, distinguished from more primitive eureptiles by the presence of two holes, known as temporal fenestrae, in each side of their skulls. Avicephala and Diapsid are diapsids and reptile taxonomy.

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Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria.

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Dolabrosaurus

Dolabrosaurus is a genus of extinct reptile and a member of the family Drepanosauridae.

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Draco (lizard)

Draco is a genus of agamid lizards that are also known as flying lizards, flying dragons or gliding lizards.

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Drepanosaur

Drepanosaurs (members of the clade Drepanosauromorpha) are a group of extinct reptiles that lived between the Carnian and Rhaetian stages of the late Triassic Period, approximately between 230 and 210 million years ago.

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Drepanosaurus

Drepanosaurus ("sickle lizard") is a genus of arboreal (tree-dwelling) reptile that lived during the Triassic Period.

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Extinction

Extinction is the termination of a taxon by the death of its last member.

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Hypuronector

Hypuronector is a genus of extinct drepanosaur reptile from the Late Triassic Lockatong Formation of New Jersey.

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Icarosaurus

Icarosaurus (meaning "Icarus lizard") is an extinct genus of kuehneosaurid reptile from the Late Triassic (Norian age) Lower Lockatong Formation of New Jersey.

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Late Triassic

The Late Triassic is the third and final epoch of the Triassic Period in the geologic time scale, spanning the time between Ma and Ma (million years ago).

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Lepidosauromorpha

Lepidosauromorpha (in PhyloCode known as Pan-Lepidosauria) is a group of reptiles comprising all diapsids closer to lizards than to archosaurs (which include crocodiles and birds).

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Longisquama

Longisquama is a genus of extinct reptile. Avicephala and Longisquama are diapsids.

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Lopingian

The Lopingian is the uppermost series/last epoch of the Permian.

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Megalancosaurus

Megalancosaurus is a genus of extinct reptile from the Late Triassic Dolomia di Forni Formation and Zorzino Limestone of northern Italy, and one of the best known drepanosaurids.

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Metapodials are long bones of the hand (metacarpals) and feet (metatarsals) which connect the digits to the lower leg bones.

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The metatarsal bones or metatarsus (metatarsi) are a group of five long bones in the midfoot, located between the tarsal bones (which form the heel and the ankle) and the phalanges (toes).

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Orovenator

Orovenator is an extinct genus of diapsid from Lower Permian (Artinskian stage) deposits of Oklahoma, United States. Avicephala and Orovenator are diapsids.

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Patagium

The patagium (patagia) is a membranous body part that assists an animal in obtaining lift when gliding or flying.

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Petrolacosaurus

Petrolacosaurus ("rock lake lizard") is an extinct genus of diapsid reptile from the late Carboniferous period.

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PhyloCode

The International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature, known as the PhyloCode for short, is a formal set of rules governing phylogenetic nomenclature.

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Phylogenetics

In biology, phylogenetics is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups of organisms.

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Polyphyly

A polyphyletic group is an assemblage that includes organisms with mixed evolutionary origin but does not include their most recent common ancestor.

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Prolacerta

Prolacerta is a genus of archosauromorph from the lower Triassic of South Africa and Antarctica.

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Protorosauria

Protorosauria is an extinct, likely paraphyletic group of basal archosauromorph reptiles from the latest Middle Permian (Capitanian stage) to the end of the Late Triassic (Rhaetian stage) of Asia, Europe and North America.

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Protorosaurus

Protorosaurus (from πρότερος, 'earlier' and σαῦρος, 'lizard') is an extinct genus of reptile.

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Pterosaur

Pterosaurs (from Greek pteron and sauros, meaning "wing lizard") are an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order Pterosauria.

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Rautiania

Rautiania is an extinct genus of gliding neodiapsid reptiles belonging to the family Weigeltisauridae.

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Reptile

Reptiles, as commonly defined, are a group of tetrapods with usually an ectothermic ('cold-blooded') metabolism and amniotic development.

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Rhynchosaur

Rhynchosaurs are a group of extinct herbivorous Triassic archosauromorph reptiles, belonging to the order Rhynchosauria. Avicephala and Rhynchosaur are Triassic reptiles.

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Sauria

Sauria is the clade containing the most recent common ancestor of Archosauria (which includes crocodilians and birds) and Lepidosauria (which includes squamates and the tuatara), and all its descendants. Avicephala and Sauria are Permian reptiles and reptile taxonomy.

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Scapula

The scapula (scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone).

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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology

The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) is a professional organization that was founded in the United States in 1940 to advance the science of vertebrate paleontology around the world.

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Tangasauridae

Tangasauridae is an extinct family of diapsids known from fossil specimens from Madagascar, Kenya and Tanzania that are Late Permian to Early Triassic in age. Avicephala and Tangasauridae are diapsids.

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Tanystropheidae

Tanystropheidae is an extinct family of archosauromorph reptiles that lived throughout the Triassic Period, often considered to be "protorosaurs". Avicephala and Tanystropheidae are Triassic reptiles.

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Theropoda

Theropoda (from ancient Greek whose members are known as theropods, is a dinosaur clade that is characterized by hollow bones and three toes and claws on each limb. Theropods are generally classed as a group of saurischian dinosaurs. They were ancestrally carnivorous, although a number of theropod groups evolved to become herbivores and omnivores.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicephala

Also known as Simiosauria.

, Theropoda, Thoracic vertebrae, Triassic, Trilophosauridae, Vallesaurus, Weigeltisauridae, Weigeltisaurus, Youngina, Younginidae, Younginiformes, 2004 in paleontology.

Avicephala, the Glossary

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See also

Diapsids

Permian reptiles

Polyphyletic groups

Reptile taxonomy

Triassic reptiles

References