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What is the order name for tuatara?
Tuatara are reptiles of the order Sphenodontia. They are the only survivors of their order, which has existed since the time of the dinosaurs.
Is the tuatara a dinosaur?
No. Tuataras are in the lepidosaur branch of reptiles, which they share with lizards and snakes. Dinosaurs are on the archosaur branch, which they share with crocodilians. Birds are the only living dinosaurs today.
Is Tuatara a dinosaur?
No. Tuataras are more closely related to lizards and snakes than to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are more closely related to crocodiles and even more closely related to birds, which are their only living descendants.
Can a goat be fed to a t rex?
No, dinosaurs are extinct and have been for a long time but a tuatara has not and is a dinosaur
What are Komodo dragons dinosaur ancestors?
Komodo dragons are lizards. They are not descended from dinosaurs. Lizards come from the lepidosaur branch of reptiles along with snakes, which are descended from lizards, and the tuatara. Dinosaurs are from the archosaur branch along with crocodiles and the only living dinosaur descendants, birds.
Why is a tuatara not a dinosuar?
Looking at their evolutionary history, the tuatara belongs to broad group of reptiles called lepidosaurs, which they share with lizards and snakes. Dinosaurs belong to a different group called archosaurs, which they share with crocodiles and alligators.
Are crocodiles and tuatara dinosaur?
No, though they are somewhat related. Surprisingly, the only animals around today that can be considered dinosaurs are birds.
What animal group are tuatara in?
Tuatara are reptiles and, although lizard-like in appearance, they are not actually lizards. They are the only surviving members of the unique reptile group known as Sphenodontia, which are believed to have been around at the same time as the dinosaurs.
Where do tuatara come from?
They are an endemic species of New Zealand.
Are dinosaurs only reptile living on earth?
No. Today's reptiles lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodiles, and the tuatara are not dinosaurs and, other than crocodiles, are not even closely related to them. Apart from birds, which are now known to have descended from small, carnivrous dinosaurs, dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years.
What new zealand animal has three eyes?
Well belive it or not but it's actually the tuatara, one of the oldest living dinosaurs, I was taught that at nature land, when you go see the tuatara's there's a sign saying 'did you know?" and tells you they have three eyes
Is there a live dinosaur anywhere?
There are many species of animal that were alive at the time of the dinosaurs and are still around today, notable examples being the shark and the tuatara.
