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Definition of Subclass diapsida
1. Noun. Used in former classifications to include all living reptiles except turtles; superseded by the two subclasses Lepidosauria and Archosauria.
Literary usage of Subclass diapsida
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1904)
"... the earliest recognition of the super- generic rank of several of these groups
may be altered by future investigations. Subclass DIAPSIDA Osborn 1903. ..."
2. Bulletin by Smithsonian Institution, Dept. of the Interior, United States Dept. of the Interior, United States National Museum, United States (1907)
"Moreover, the presence of teeth in the squamate order contrasts easily with the
toothless horn-sheathed jaws of the turtles. Subclass DIAPSIDA. 1903. ..."
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