Anapsida

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Noun1.Anapsida - oldest known reptilesAnapsida - oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
subclass Anapsida
class Reptilia, Reptilia - class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skeleton and a body usually covered with scales or horny plates; once the dominant land animals
anapsid, anapsid reptile - primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
order Chelonia, order Testudinata, order Testudines, Testudinata, Testudines, Chelonia - tortoises and turtles
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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The same author considers the structure of the penis to be a trait that unites Testudines (Anapsida) and crocodilians (Diapsida), regarded as the morphological precursors of mammalian penis (HICKMAN JR.
Anatomy of the male reproductive system of Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae)/Anatomia do aparelho reprodutor masculino de Phrynops geoffroanus (Testudines: Chelidae)
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