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anapsid

/ˈæn.əp.sɪd/

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noun

/ˈæn.əp.sɪd/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее примитивную рептилию, череп которой не имеет височных отверстий; эта группа включает все вымершие формы, за исключением черепах.

A noun referring to a primitive reptile characterized by a skull with no temporal openings; this group includes all extinct forms except for turtles.

  1. C2formalscientific

    A primitive reptile characterized by a skull with no temporal openings behind the eye sockets; all members of this group are now extinct except for turtles.

    ruПримитивная рептилия

    • The anapsid skull structure is a key feature in understanding early reptile evolution.
    • Turtles are the only surviving anapsid reptiles today.
    • Fossil evidence shows that many anapsid species lived during the Permian period.
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