Group of reptiles characterised by having two holes (temporal fenestra) in each side of their skulls. The first diapsids appeared in the late Carboniferous period. Living diapsids include all crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tuatara.
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- Diapsid Information from Wikipedia on this group of reptiles characterised by having two holes, the temporal fenestra, in their skulls.
- Diapsida Information from the Tree of Life Web Project on this group of reptiles which includes lizards, Sphenodon, crocodylians, birds and their extinct relatives.
- Drepanosaurus unguicaudatus Provides information on this medium-sized reptile and its anatomy with several photographs of its fossilized remains.
- Megalancosaurus Photographs and information on this small diapsid reptile from the Late Triassic of Northern Italy.
- Endennasaurus Information and a photograph of a well preserved specimen from northern Italy.
- Drepanosauridae Information from Wikipedia on this family of reptiles from the late Triassic, characterized by their distinctive triangular skulls which resemble the skulls of birds.
- Vallesaurus Photograph of a complete specimen of this drepanosaurid reptile and its description.
- Mystriosuchus Illustration of this crocodile-like diapsid from the Upper Triassic, its description and some photographs.