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Diapsid

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Diapsids
<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia <tr><td>Phylum:<td>Chordate <tr><td>Subphylum:<td>Vertebrata <tr><td>Infraphylum:<td>Tetrapoda <tr><td>Microphylum:<td>Amniota <tr><td>Nanophylum:<td>Sauropsida <tr><td>Superclass:<td>Diapsida </table> <tr><th bgcolor=pink>Classes <tr><td> Ichthyoptergia
Sauropterygia
Lepidosauria
Archosauria
</table> Diapsids are a subgroup of the tetrapods (Greek: four legs). They are named after the two openings in their skull. Cf. Synapsid (one opening)

External link

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/tetrapods/tetraintro.html

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