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The Teaching Company.
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© 2013 by Karen Carr and Karen Carr Studio, Inc.
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Hardshelled-cleidoic egg
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Modern period
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Cleidoic eggs are laid by reptiles and birds: They are laid on land and have a fully enclosed shell, which can be hard or flexible (as with some turtles and snakes, for example).
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Cleidoic eggs are also called "amniotic" eggs, because they are a characteristic of a class of animals called amniotes, which includes reptiles and birds.
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