Synapsids

Synapsida

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Synapsida (Synapsids) is a group of vertebrates. There are 5979 species of synapsids, in 1701 genera and 587 families. This group has been around since the Pennsylvanian Sub-period. Synapsids includes groups like Ophiacodonts, Varanopidae, and Edaphosauridae.

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EOL has data for 7 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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Pennsylvanian Sub-period
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Pennsylvanian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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mineralized skeleton contains
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/mineralizedSkeletonContains
- Definition: Component found in mineralized skeletal tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized, and which functions in mechanical and structural support.)
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apatite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52254
- Definition: A phosphate mineral with the general formula Ca5(PO4)3X where X = OH, F or Cl
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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synapsids Habitats

The environments in which many synapsids species are known to live. Select an environment to see its synapsids species checklist.

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Synapsid Habitats

The environments in which many synapsids species are known to live. Select an environment to see its synapsids species checklist.

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