Choristodera (from the Greek χωριστός chōristos + δέρη dérē, 'separated neck') is an extinct order of semiaquatic diapsid reptiles that ranged from the...

similar to living gharials. Champsosaurus was the first member of the Choristodera to be described. Champsosaurus was named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1876...

The Cretaceous (IPA: /krɪˈteɪʃəs/ krih-TAY-shəs) is a geological period that lasted from about 145 to 66 million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final...

Paleocene of North America, Europe and western Asia, and a member of the Choristodera, a group of aquatic reptiles that lived in the Northern Hemisphere from...

Steven (2021). "An Appalachian population of neochoristoderes (Diapsida, Choristodera) elucidated using fossil evidence and ecological niche modelling". Palaeontology...

continental flora and fauna have a modern appearance. The reptile group Choristodera went extinct in the early part of the period, while the amphibians known...

known from the Cenozoic of Europe. It is the youngest known member of Choristodera, an extinct order of aquatic reptiles that first appeared in the Middle...

groups of tetrapods persisted into the Cenozoic era. One of them, the Choristodera, became extinct 11 million years ago for unknown reasons. The surviving...

several additional groups of reptiles. One of the most common additions is Choristodera, a group of semiaquatic reptiles with mysterious origins. Although choristodere...

genus of freshwater aquatic reptiles, belonging to the extinct order Choristodera. They lived during the early Cretaceous period (Aptian age), about 122...

Sciences de Paris 292(1):1-4 A new species of Ikechosaurus (Reptilia: Choristodera) from the Jiufutang Formation (Early Cretaceous) of Chifeng City, Inner...

(turtles), Squamata (lizards and snakes), Rhynchocephalia, Rhynchosauria, Choristodera, Thalattosauria, Crocodilia, "thecodonts" (paraphyletic basal Archosauria)...

†Choristodera Archelosauria...

Ectothermic vertebrates (Teleostei, Allocaudata, Urodela, Anura, Testudines, Choristodera, Crocodylia, Squamata) from the Upper Oligocene of Oberleichtersbach...

extinct lizard from the Solnhofen Limestone The earliest known remains of Choristodera, a group of freshwater aquatic reptiles with uncertain affinities to...

The Hammerschmiede clay pit (German: Tongrube Hammerschmiede) is a fossil bearing locality in Pforzen, Bavaria, Germany most well known for the discovery...

Paraphyletic groups Proterosuchia Protorosauria Thecodontia Possible members Choristodera Drepanosauromorpha Kuehneosauridae Ichthyosauromorpha Sauropterygia Thalattosauria...

The largest prehistoric animals include both vertebrate and invertebrate species. Many of them are described below, along with their typical range of size...

studies have recovered Marmoretta as a stem-squamate. †Kuehneosauridae? †Choristodera? †Helveticosauridae? †Cargninia †Coartaredens? †Feralisaurus? †Fraxinisaura...

Lepidosauriformes Rhynchocephalia (tuatara) Squamata (lizards and snakes) †Choristodera (placement uncertain) †Sauropterygia (placement uncertain) Pantestudines...

†Choristodera...

birds), and various extinct taxa) Pantestudines (includes turtles) †Kuehneosauridae †Choristodera? †Sauropterygia? †Ichthyosauromorpha? †Thalattosauria?...

jaw was twisted. Another notably deformed fossil was a specimen of the Choristodera Hyphalosaurus, which had two heads- the oldest known example of polycephaly...

course of this epoch[citation needed]. The youngest representatives of Choristodera, an extinct order of aquatic reptiles that first appeared in the Middle...

defined Sauria as the clade containing the most recent common ancestor of Choristodera, Archosauromorpha, Lepidosauromorpha and all their descendants. However...

The Angeac-Charente bonebed is a fossil deposit located near Angeac-Charente in western France. It dates to the Berriasian stage of the Early Cretaceous...

there was less life, few remaining marine reptiles (mostly turtles, choristodera and crocodiles), and other lesser-known animals. There are controversial...

(possibly non-monophyletic) †Drepanosauromorpha †Weigeltisauridae †Longisquama? †Ichthyosauromorpha †Sauropterygia †Thalattosauria †Choristodera Sauria...

Paraphyletic groups Proterosuchia Protorosauria Thecodontia Possible members Choristodera Drepanosauromorpha Kuehneosauridae Ichthyosauromorpha Sauropterygia Thalattosauria...

Choristodera Archelosauria...