Mammals evolved from therapsid reptiles in Triassic period. The type of skull in these reptiles is

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Mammals evolved from therapsid reptiles in Triassic period. The type of skull in these reptiles is (A) anapsid skull (B) parapsid skull (C) synapsid skull (D) diapsid skull

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The skull of mammals represents a highly modified synapsid pattern. In synapsids, the temporal region of skull develops a single opening bound horizontal along its lower border by a bony connection between jugal and squamosal bones.

Q. Mammals evolved from therapsid reptiles in Triassic period. The type of skull in these reptiles is

anapsid skull

parapsid skull

synapsid skull

diapsid skull

The skull of mammals represents a highly modified synapsid pattern. In synapsids, the temporal region of skull develops a single opening bound horizontal along its lower border by a bony connection between jugal and squamosal bones.