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Clade Amniota


The clade Amniota is the group of land-fish who lay waterproof eggs (when they lay eggs, that is; many species have evolved to give live birth).

Extant Reptiles

Reptile
Clade Sauropsida
(“Dinosaur-like” Reptiles)
Mammals
Clade Synapsida
(“Mammal-like” Reptiles)

Immediate Phylogeny

Parent Group
Tetrapoda

Sister Groups
Amphibia

Daughter Groups
Synapsida
Sauropsida

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