diapsida

• Таксономическая группа, использовавшаяся в прежних классификациях для включения всех современных рептилий, кроме черепах; в настоящее время заменена подклассами Lepidosauria и Archosauria.

A taxonomic group used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles, now superseded by the subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria.

uncountable · proper noun

1. A group of reptilesC2formalscientific

   A major clade of reptiles characterized by having two openings (temporal fenestrae) in the skull behind each eye, which includes most modern reptiles (excluding turtles) and their extinct relatives.

   Группа рептилий

   • Diapsida includes lizards, snakes, crocodiles, and birds, as well as extinct dinosaurs.
   • The classification of Diapsida has been refined with modern phylogenetic studies.
   • Fossil evidence shows that Diapsida first appeared in the late Carboniferous period.