Vertebrate Paleontology

14.

Lepidosauromorph Evolution

14.1.

Lepidosauromorph Characteristics

14.1.1.

14.1.2.

Vertebral Structure

14.1.3.

Skin and Scales

14.2.

14.2.1.

Rhynchocephalia

14.2.1.1.

14.2.1.2.

14.2.1.3.

14.2.2.

14.2.3.

14.2.4.

Ecological Roles

14.3.

Squamata Origins

14.3.1.

Kuehneosauridae

14.3.2.

14.3.3.

14.4.

14.4.1.

14.4.1.1.

14.4.1.2.

14.4.1.3.

14.4.2.

14.4.2.1.

14.4.2.2.

14.4.2.3.

14.4.3.

Fossil Lizard Diversity

14.4.3.1.

14.4.3.2.

Cenozoic Radiation

14.5.

14.5.1.

14.5.1.1.

Limb Loss Evolution

14.5.1.2.

Skull Modifications

14.5.2.

14.5.2.1.

14.5.2.2.

14.5.2.3.

14.5.3.

Modern Snake Groups

14.5.3.1.

14.5.3.2.

14.5.4.

Feeding Adaptations

14.5.4.1.

14.5.4.2.

Venom Evolution

14.5.4.3.

14.6.

14.6.1.

Fossorial Adaptations

14.6.2.

Skull Modifications

14.6.3.

Limited Fossil Record

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