Contents
- Introduction
- Orientation Center
- Room 1 - Vertebrate Origins
- Jaws
- Four Limbs
- Watertight Egg
- Sauropsids
- Antorbital Openings
- Pterosaurs
- Room 2 - Saurichians
- Room 3 - Ornithiscians
- Room 4 - Primitive Mammals
- Room 5 - Advanced Mammals
- Conclusion
Amniotes split into two main groups. One is called sauropsids and the other is synapsids.
At the museum, the next few sections talk about sauropsids which have Palatal Openings in the roof of the mouth.
Some sauropsids are: turtles, plesiosaurs, and Ichthyosaurs.
The Museum's Web Page About Palatal Openings
Click the photos for larger versions.
Peo's photo of the model
of palatal openings.
Peo and Daddy beside a plesiosaur.
Peo's photo of the model
of palatal openings.
Peo and Daddy beside a plesiosaur.