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anapsid::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | anapsid reptile |
| Type of | reptile, reptilian |
| Has types | chelonian, chelonian reptile |
Examples of anapsid
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The anapsid reptiles, whose massive skull roofs had no postorbital holes, continued and flourished throughout the Permian.
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The anapsid and synapsid reptiles were common during the late Paleozoic, while the diapsids became dominant during the Mesozoic.
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The earliest amniotes were superficially lizard-like, but had solid, box-like skulls, with openings only for eyes, nostrils, termed the anapsid condition.
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- Primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
- (anapsida) oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
- An anapsid is an amniote whose skull does not have openings near the temples.
- (Anapsids) a reptile group that includes turtles that have no skull openings behind the eye.
- Reptiles that do not have holes on the sides of their skull.
