pareiasauria

Updated: May 2, 2025

Another branch of the same order lived on the southern continent, Gondwana Land, and has left numerous remains in South Africa. The Diapsids are chiefly interesting, however, as the reputed ancestors of the colossal reptiles of the Jurassic age and the birds. * These Synapsid reptiles are more commonly known as Pareiasauria or Theromorpha.

Joseph McCabe - The Story of Evolution