Choristodera (from the Greek χωριστός chōristos + δέρη dérē, 'separated neck') is an extinct order of semiaquatic diapsid reptiles that ranged from the...
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Champsosaurus (category Choristodera)
similar to living gharials. Champsosaurus was the first member of the Choristodera to be described. Champsosaurus was named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1876...
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Cretaceous (section Choristodera)
The Cretaceous (IPA: /krɪˈteɪʃəs/ krih-TAY-shəss) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and...
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Appalachia (landmass) (section Choristodera)
Steven (2021). "An Appalachian population of neochoristoderes (Diapsida, Choristodera) elucidated using fossil evidence and ecological niche modelling". Palaeontology...
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(turtles), Squamata (lizards and snakes), Rhynchocephalia, Rhynchosauria, Choristodera, Thalattosauria, Crocodilia, "thecodonts" (paraphyletic basal Archosauria)...
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continental flora and fauna have a modern appearance. The reptile group Choristodera went extinct in the early part of the period, while the amphibians known...
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Ectothermic vertebrates (Teleostei, Allocaudata, Urodela, Anura, Testudines, Choristodera, Crocodylia, Squamata) from the Upper Oligocene of Oberleichtersbach...
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Hammerschmiede clay pit (section Choristodera)
The Hammerschmiede clay pit (German: Tongrube Hammerschmiede) is a fossil bearing locality in Pforzen, Bavaria, Germany most well known for the discovery...
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several additional groups of reptiles. One of the most common additions is Choristodera, a group of semiaquatic reptiles with mysterious origins. Although choristodere...
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Simoedosaurus (category Choristodera)
Paleocene of North America, Europe and western Asia, and a member of the Choristodera, a group of aquatic reptiles that lived in the Northern Hemisphere from...
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