Tuataras

Sphenodontidae

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Sphenodontidae (Tuataras) is a family of vertebrates.

EOL has data for 19 attributes, including:

first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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251.3 million years ago
habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002009
- Definition: A habitat that is on or at the boundary of the surface of the Earth.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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mineralized skeleton contains
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/mineralizedSkeletonContains
- Definition: Component found in mineralized skeletal tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized, and which functions in mechanical and structural support.)
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apatite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52254
- Definition: A phosphate mineral with the general formula Ca5(PO4)3X where X = OH, F or Cl
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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53
number of public records in BOLD
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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35

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of tuataras. View this species on GBIF

tuataras Habitats

The environments in which many tuataras species are known to live. Select an environment to see its tuataras species checklist.

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Tuatara Habitats

The environments in which many tuataras species are known to live. Select an environment to see its tuataras species checklist.

tuataras includes 1 child:

Sphenodon (tuatara)