- List of Testudines families - Wikipedia
There are fourteen extant families of the order Testudines, an order of reptile The testudines are some of the most ancient reptiles alive, with only the tuataras considered more primitive
- Testudines: Definition, Characteristics, Types, Behaviour Facts
Testudines (turtles and tortoises) are cold-blooded vertebrates in the class Reptilia Their most distinctive feature is their shell, which consists of a domed carapace (upper shell) and a flattened plastron (lower shell), fused by bridges on each side
- Turtle | Species, Classification, Facts | Britannica
turtle, (order Testudines), any reptile with a body encased in a bony shell, including tortoises Although numerous animals, from invertebrates to mammals, have evolved shells, none has an architecture like that of turtles The turtle shell has a top (carapace) and a bottom (plastron)
- What Are Testudines? Everything You Wanted To Know
In the world of scientific naming and categorization (otherwise known as taxonomy), a Testudine is the order of reptiles that have a shell developed from their ribs Essentially, if it’s a reptile and its shell has evolved to form from its ribs, it is probably a Testudine
- Testudinata - Wikipedia
Testudinata is the group of all tetrapods with a true turtle shell It includes both modern turtles (Testudines) and many of their extinct, shelled relatives (stem-turtles), though excluding Odontochelys and Eorhynchochelys, which are placed in the more inclusive Pantestudines
- Testudines - Animal Corner
Explore the world of Testudines, encompassing turtles, terrapins, and tortoises Discover their unique characteristics, habitats, and diversity
- ADW: Testudines: INFORMATION
Modern turtles are placed into one of two suborders within the Testudines -- Peurodira (side-necked) and Cryptodira (hidden neck) The namesake difference between the two is the method of head retraction In pleurodires, the neck vertebrae flex laterally, allowing the neck to bend and pull the head in sideways
- Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises) - Encyclopedia. com
Commonly known as turtles, tortoises, and terrapins, members of the order Testudines are distinguished from all other vertebrates by their bony shell The protection conveyed by this morphological curiosity has contributed to the persistence of this group through more than 200 million years of evolution
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