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Sphenodontia

Known as: Rhynchocephalia, Rhynchosauria, rhynchocephalians 
National Institutes of Health

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2011
2011
Structure and compositional characteristics of caniniform dental enamel in the tuatara Sphenodon punctatus (Lepidosauria: Rhynchocephalia).
OBJECTIVE The evolution of dental tissues in relation to tooth function is poorly understood in non-mammalian vertebrates. We… 
2009
2009
Clevosaurus brasiliensis (lepidosauria, sphenodontia) do triássico superior do Rio Grande do Sul : anatomia pós-craniana e relações filogenéticas
RESUMO – Sphenodontia e o taxon numericamente mais abundante de uma paleofauna proveniente da Formacao Caturrita do Rio Grande do… 
2006
2006
Proceedings of the SMBE Tri-National Young Investigators' Workshop 2005. MHC Class I genes in the Tuatara (Sphenodon spp.): evolution of the MHC in an ancient reptilian order.
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is an extremely dynamic region of the genome, characterized by high polymorphism and… 
2005
2005
Photoreceptor cell types in the retina of the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) have cone characteristics.
2004
2004
The osteology and myology of the craniocervical region in squamate reptile: A comparative study.
Modem squamates (lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians) form a highly successful group of terrestrial reptiles with a range of… 
2003
2003
New sphenodontid (Lepidosauria, Rhynchocephalia, Eilenodontinae) from the Candeleros Formation, Cenomanian of Patagonia, Argentina
1992
1992
Focusing and accommodation in tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
SummaryPhotorefraction and photokeratometry were performed on two juvenile tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus, 7 years of age, total… 
1988
1988
Seasonal changes in plasma sex steroid levels in the male tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, from Stephens Island, New Zealand.
1984
1984
The systematics and zoogeography of Spinicaudinae and Meteterakinae (Heterakoidea: Nematoda) parasitic in reptiles and amphibians
SummaryThe early evolution and zoogeography of the superfamily Heterakoidea is considered from a detailed analysis of the the… 
1973
1973
[Comparative morphology of the wrist in today's lepidosaurians (Rhynchocephalia, Lacertilians, Amphisbaenias)].
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