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Tuatara skeleton

A tuatara skeleton on a black background.

The vertebrae found in a tuatara spine resemble those in fish and some amphibians, rather than lizards. Their ribs have bony processes more typical of crocodiles than lizards.

Acknowledgement: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, Creative Commons 4.0.

Rights: Acknowledgement: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, Creative Commons 4.0.
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