Pareisauria (extinct order)
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Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Reptilia (class)
Descripción
Extinct order of two or three families, ten or more genera of small to moderately large terrestrial reptiles, ranging in appearance from lizard-like to sprawl-limbed and cow-like. They had dermal sculpturing of large tuberosities and deep pits on skull, well developed limbs, often possessing a robust limb and trunk skeleton.
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Otros términos
- pareisaurs [en]
- pareisaur [en]
- pareiasaur [en]