Amniota


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Am·ni·o·ta

(am'nē-ō'tă),
A group of vertebrates the embryos of which are enclosed in an amnion; it includes all the reptiles, birds, and mammals.
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(2005): An early captorhinid reptile (Amniota, Eureptilia) from the Upper Carboniferous of Hamilton, Kansas.
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