A member of the turtle lineage, whose shell and skull underwent substantial modification. Molecular and fossil evidence support a diapsid origin, with living turtles commonly recovered as sister to archosaurs.
A Middle Triassic stem relative of turtles combining modified ribs and ventral skeletal elements with temporal anatomy supporting a diapsid origin.

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  1. Diapsida
  2. Sauropsida
  3. Amniote
  4. Tetrapod
  5. Vertebrate
  6. Animal
  7. Eukaryote
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