Amniote

I learned a new word today - love when that happens
The amniotes are a group of tetrapods that have an egg equipped with an amnios, an adaptation to lay eggs on land rather than in water a group that includes turtles, lizards, birds, dinosaurs, and mammals.
Came across it as I was checking out one of my favourite Classes of animals - the reptiles - A reptile is any amniote that is neither a mammal nor a bird.

[AC]

Thanks, Annie! Now, I have learned a new word, too.
Love the details of your image!

[Graeme Stevens]

Every day is a school day - super fab and groovy shot too

[Annie D]

@3rdxoff @graemestevens thank you kindly dear people - love reptiles

[Gena Pegg]

Wow....very cool. And we all learned a new word today...thank you very much!

[Eve Pulsater]

I love new words. Thank you for this one, Annie.

[Annie D]

@creampuff @eyesmile haha and it's a good one - I like it

[Beryl Lloyd]

Another new word to learn-- hope I can remember it if the need comes to use it !! lol --these senior moments !!!!!!! Great image Annie -- full of detailed textures and colour tones !!

[Kim]

That is a very awesome skull, I reckon it would look good at our house ;-)

[Annie D]

@kimkyra I reckon it would haha

[Suse♡]

Oh wow, yes I learned something new today too, thank you. Amazing shot!

[Annie D]

@beryl @susale thanks so much :)

[Babs]

Thank you Miss. 365 teaches you so much. Now I have just got to figure out how to fit the word amniote into every day conversation. Interesting photo too by the way.

[Annie D]

@onewing part of an alligator skull given to my daughter - yes - now to use amniote in conversation

[Sally Ings]

So cool to learn something new! Very cool skull you have chosen to depict your new word

[Arthur Loosley]

Thank you Annie. Love new words ... even if they are of very old origin!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

That's interesting! Never heard that word. I like lizards..I have to small pet crested geckos. (male and female) She won't be laying any eggs though..aminos or not. I have them in two sep. cages.

[Annie D]

@salza @wordpixman @espyetta
thank you so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment - MaryBeth I have a Bearded Dragon and two young pythons - I love geckos we get the occasional leaf-tailed gecko in the garden - a couple I have had to rescue from disaster and return safely to the garden

[Vijay]

very informative Annie ... nice lighting on this ... like how it stands out on the black!!