Re: the definition of Reptilia

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> > phylogenetic: the most recent common ancestor of _Crocodylus niloticus_,
> _Lacerta agilis_, and _Chelonia mydas_*, plus all of its descendants<
>
> Doesn't this pose a problem if turtles are closer to mammals than
> traditional (ie. snakes and crocs) reptiles?
> Or is my lack of phylogenetic experience allow myself to become confused?

Apparently, because I've never read of anyone who proposed that turtles are
closer to mammals. This would make Reptilia, probably Eureptilia (not named
by the same people) and Amniota heterodefinitional synonyms.

The term "reptile-like synapsids" has been proposed for nonmammalian
synapsids. It has got very little attention AFAIK.