Vertebrate Paleontology

  1. Lepidosauromorph Evolution
    1. Lepidosauromorph Characteristics
      1. Skull Features
        1. Vertebral Structure
          1. Skin and Scales
          2. Sphenodontia
            1. Rhynchocephalia
              1. Gephyrosaurus
                1. Clevosaurus
                  1. Sphenodon
                  2. Pleurosauridae
                    1. Eilenodontinae
                      1. Ecological Roles
                      2. Squamata Origins
                        1. Kuehneosauridae
                          1. Marmoretta
                            1. Tikiguania
                            2. Lacertilia
                              1. Iguania
                                1. Iguanidae
                                  1. Agamidae
                                    1. Chamaeleonidae
                                    2. Scleroglossa
                                      1. Gekkota
                                        1. Scincomorpha
                                          1. Anguimorpha
                                          2. Fossil Lizard Diversity
                                            1. Mesozoic Forms
                                              1. Cenozoic Radiation
                                            2. Serpentes
                                              1. Snake Origins
                                                1. Limb Loss Evolution
                                                  1. Skull Modifications
                                                  2. Basal Snakes
                                                    1. Najash
                                                      1. Haasiophis
                                                        1. Pachyrhachis
                                                        2. Modern Snake Groups
                                                          1. Scolecophidia
                                                            1. Alethinophidia
                                                            2. Feeding Adaptations
                                                              1. Constriction
                                                                1. Venom Evolution
                                                                  1. Jaw Mechanics
                                                                2. Amphisbaenia
                                                                  1. Fossorial Adaptations
                                                                    1. Skull Modifications
                                                                      1. Limited Fossil Record

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