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Mammals are classified as reptiles
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Is it true that mammals are classified as reptiles?
No. Mammals are not classified as reptiles; they belong to a distinct biological class (Mammalia) that separated from the reptilian lineage hundreds of millions of years ago.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 6 against · Last checked
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Evidence against · 6
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Wikipedia: Mammal. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammal
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Lists reptiles and mammals separately.
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Team, A. B. E. B. T. P. (2015). Test Prep Books: AP Biology 2016 Study Guide: Textbook and Review Prep for the Advanced Placement Biology Test. Test Prep Books. https://archive.org/details/apbiology2016stu0000apbi
Classifies animals into separate categories: birds, mammalia, and reptilian.
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Muñoz-Ibarra, E., Molina-López, R. A., Durán, I., Garcias, B., Martín, M., & Darwich, L. (2022). Animals: Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria Isolated from Exotic Pets: The Situation in the Iberian Peninsula. Animals. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12151912
Notes cynodonts represent the transition from reptiles to mammals, implying they are distinct groups.
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SILVA, P. A. D., BORBA, V. H., DUTRA, J. M., LELES, D., DA-ROSA, A. A., & FERREIRA, L. F. (2014). Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências: A new ascarid species in cynodont coprolite dated of 240 million years. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências. https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765201320130036
Categorizes trade wildlife distinctly into mammals and reptiles.
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OJELADE, B., JAYEOBA, W., & OGOLA, J. (2026). Scientific African: An empirical assessment of wild fauna species as critical ingredients for traditional curative therapy. Scientific African. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2025.e03144
Explains the evolutionary split between sauropsids (reptiles/birds) and synapsids/mammals.
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OpenAIRE: A Survey of Mammalian Origins. (1984). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0271164800000877
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