What is a Lepidosauromorph?

Q: What is a Lepidosauromorph?


A: A Lepidosauromorph is a large group of reptiles that includes all diapsids closer to lizards than to archosaurs.

Q: What does the Lepidosauromorph group include?


A: The Lepidosauromorph group includes all diapsids closer to lizards than to archosaurs. The only living sub-group is the Lepidosauria: lizards, snakes, and the tuatara.

Q: What is the most important fossil group of the Lepidosauromorphs?


A: The most important fossil group of the Lepidosauromorphs is the Sauropterygia, which includes the plesiosaurs.

Q: What reptiles belong to the sub-group Lepidosauria?


A: The sub-group Lepidosauria includes lizards, snakes, and the tuatara.

Q: Are all diapsids part of the Lepidosauromorph group?


A: No, only those diapsids that are closer to lizards than to archosaurs are part of the Lepidosauromorph group.

Q: Which group of reptiles includes plesiosaurs?


A: The Sauropterygia group of reptiles includes plesiosaurs.

Q: Are there any living reptiles in the Sauropterygia group?


A: No, all the reptiles in the Sauropterygia group are extinct.

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