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Diapsid meaning
Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
Synonyms of Diapsid
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All Permian anapsid reptiles died out except the procolophonids ( testudines have anapsid skulls but are most often thought to have evolved later, from diapsid ancestors).
Firstly, all known diapsids are uricotelic, meaning they excrete uric acid as nitrogenous waste, and there is no known case of a diapsid re-evolving ureotelism, or the excretion of urea, even when they return to semi-aquatic lifestyles.