"event and had wrestled two matches on his own in Chikara, on July 4 and 21, while for Amasis this was his professional wrestling debut. In early 2008 Amasis and Ophidian entered the King of Trios tournament along with Mecha Mummy forming ""Team Egypt"". Since that time they tag teamed through 2007 until Amasis retired in September 2011 due to a non-wrestling injury, Ophidian turned on Amasis thus ending the Osirian Portal and turning Ophidian into a Rudo (heel). Ophidian began using a new look at Chikara shows for the eleventh season, switching to a red snake mask instead of"
"Ophidia Ophidia (also known as Pan-Serpentes) is a group of squamate reptiles including modern snakes and all reptiles more closely related to snakes than to other living groups of lizards. Ophidia was defined as the ""most recent common ancestor of ""Pachyrhachis"" and Serpentes (modern snakes), and all its descendants"" by Lee and Caldwell (1998: 1551). The latter author has used Ophidia in a manner inconsistent with this definition, using it to incorporate other more basal stem-snakes, such as the Late Cretaceous ""Najash rioegrina"" or the Jurassic ""Diablophis"" and ""Portugalophis"". Modern snakes are thought to have evolved from either burrowing or"
"Ophidiomorpha Ophidiomorpha is a clade composed of snakes and their primitive and early relatives proposed by Palci and Caldwell (2007) The clade was defined as a node-based clade containing the most recent common ancestor of dolichosaurs, adriosaurs, ""Aphanizocnemus"", and fossil and extant Ophidia and all of its descendants. The existence of Ophidiomorpha as a clade may become problematic as it is placed within the Pythonomorpha, a clade that itself is not universally agreed upon containing mosasaurs and snakes, their most recent common ancestor and all of its descendants. Indeed, most 20th-century herpetologists and paleontologists rejected this idea and sought instead"
"Amphicyon Amphicyon (""ambiguous dog"") is an extinct genus of large carnivorous bone-crushing mammals, popularly known as bear dogs, of the family Amphicyonidae, subfamily Amphicyoninae, from the Burdigalian Epoch until the late Pliocene. They ranged over North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa from 16.9—2.6 Ma ago, existing approximately . ""Amphicyon"" was the typical bear-dog amphicyonid with morphology similar to both bears and dogs. With its robust build and maximum length of 2.5 m (8 ft), the largest species looked more like a bear than a dog. It had a large heavy tail, thick neck, robust limbs and teeth like a wolf."
"Ophidiasteridae The Ophidiasteridae (Greek ""ophidia"", Οφιδια, ""of snakes"", diminutive form) are a family of sea stars with about 30 genera. Occurring both in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacific. Many of the genera in this family exhibit brilliant colors and patterns, which sometimes can be attributed to aposematism and crypsis to protect themselves from predators. Some ophidiasterids possess remarkable powers of regeneration, enabling them to either reproduce asexually or to survive serious damage made by predators or forces of nature (an example for this is the genus ""Linckia""). Some species belonging to ""Linckia"","
"Ophiderpeton Ophiderpeton is an extinct genus of lepospondyl amphibian from the early Carboniferous to the early Permian. Remains of this genus are widespread and were found in Ohio, United States and the Czech Republic (Central Europe). An aïstopod, ""Ophiderpeton"" was snake-like, without any trace of limbs. Its body was about long, with 230 vertebrae. The skull measured , and large, forward-facing eyes, suggesting a hunting lifestyle. It probably lived in burrows, feeding on insects, worms, millipedes, and snails. A large number of species are classified in the genus, and similar animals, ""Phlegethontia"" and ""Sillerpeton"", are known. An earlier genus, ""Lethiscus"","
"enlarged relative to p3 (Wang, 2003). Osbornodon Osbornodon (""Osborn's tooth"") is an extinct genus of bone-crushing canid (canidae) that were endemic to North America and which lived from the Orellan age of the Early Oligocene to Early Miocene epoch 33.9—15.97 Ma (AEO) and existed for approximately . ""Osbornodon"" was named by Wang (1994). Its type is ""Osbornodon fricki"". It was assigned to Canidae by Wang (1994) and Munthe (1998). Two fossil specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass. The first specimen was estimated to have weighed . The second specimen was estimated to have weighed . Seven"
"Ophidiiformes Ophidiiformes is an order of ray-finned fish that includes the cusk-eels (family Ophidiidae), pearlfishes (family Carapidae), viviparous brotulas (family Bythitidae), and others. Members of this order have small heads and long slender bodies. They have either smooth scales or no scales, a long dorsal fin and an anal fin that typically runs into the caudal fin. They mostly come from the tropics and subtropics, and live in both freshwater and marine habitats, including abyssal depths. They have adopted a range of feeding methods and lifestyles, including parasitism. The majority are egg-laying, but some are viviparous. This order includes a"
"Ophiacodon Ophiacodon (meaning ""snake tooth"") is an extinct genus of synapsids belonging to the family Ophiacodontidae that lived from the Late Carboniferous to the Early Permian in North America and Europe. The genus was named along with its type species ""O. mirus"" by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1878 and currently includes five other species. As an ophiacodontid, ""Ophiacodon"" is one of the most basal synapsids and is close to the evolutionary line leading to mammals. ""Ophiacodon"" has a large skull with a deep snout. It has the longest skull of any early synapsid, reaching up to in one specimen."
"Ophisaurus Ophisaurus (from the Greek 'snake-lizard') is a genus of reptiles that resemble snakes, but are actually lizards. Although most species have no legs, their head shapes, movable eyelids, and external ear openings identify them as lizards. A few species have very small, stub-like legs near their rear vents. These are vestigial organs, meaning they have evolved and are no longer in use. They reach lengths of up to , but about two-thirds of this is the tail. Glass lizards feed on insects, spiders, other small reptiles, and young rodents. Their diets are limited by their inability to unhinge their"
"Osbornodon Osbornodon (""Osborn's tooth"") is an extinct genus of bone-crushing canid (canidae) that were endemic to North America and which lived from the Orellan age of the Early Oligocene to Early Miocene epoch 33.9—15.97 Ma (AEO) and existed for approximately . ""Osbornodon"" was named by Wang (1994). Its type is ""Osbornodon fricki"". It was assigned to Canidae by Wang (1994) and Munthe (1998). Two fossil specimens were examined by Legendre and Roth for body mass. The first specimen was estimated to have weighed . The second specimen was estimated to have weighed . Seven known species of the genus ""Osbornodon"""
"Olbiaspididae Olbiaspididae is a family of extinct amphiaspidid heterostracan agnathans whose fossils are restricted to Lower Devonian marine strata of Siberia near the Taimyr Peninsula. In life, all amphiaspidids are thought to be benthic animals that lived most of their lives mostly buried in the sediment of a series of hypersaline lagoons. Amphiaspids are easily distinguished from other heterostracans in that all of the plates of the cephalothoracic armor are fused into a single, muff-like unit, so that the forebody of the living animal would have looked, in the case of olbiaspidids, vaguely like a hot water bottle with a"
"Opisthodon Opisthodon is a small genus of Limnodynastine frogs with only two species. Until a major revision in 2006 these two species were classified in the genus ""Limnodynastes"" but were removed to this resurrected genus to render monophyletic genera . Both species are terrestrial and burrowing, spend much time under ground, particularly during drier periods. They inhabit a range of environments from arid areas to wet forest. Breeding occurs after rain, and males call from temporary or permanent water. The species in this genus are quite similar physically to many frogs in ""Limnodynastes"", they also share many of the same"
"from the Oligocene, including ""Amphicticeps"" and ""Amphicynodon"". There has been various morphological evidence linking amphicynodontines with pinnipeds, as both groups were semi-aquatic, otter-like mammals. In addition to the support of the pinniped–amphicynodontine clade, other morphological and some molecular evidence supports bears being the closet living relatives to pinnipeds. The raccoon-sized, dog-like ""Cephalogale"" is the oldest-known member of the subfamily Hemicyoninae, which first appeared during the middle Oligocene in Eurasia about 30 Mya. The subfamily includes the younger genera ""Phoberocyon"" (20–15 Mya), and ""Plithocyon"" (15–7 Mya). A ""Cephalogale""-like species gave rise to the genus ""Ursavus"" during the early Oligocene (30–28 Mya);"
"""Ophidiaster"" and ""Phataria"" shed single arms that regenerate the disc and the remaining rays to form a complete individual. Some of these also reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. The name of the family is taken from the genus ""Ophidiaster"", whose limbs are slender, semitubular and serpentine. These genera are accepted in the World Register of Marine Species: Ophidiasteridae The Ophidiasteridae (Greek ""ophidia"", Οφιδια, ""of snakes"", diminutive form) are a family of sea stars with about 30 genera. Occurring both in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacific. Many of the genera in this family exhibit"
"mammals from the Ouled Abdoun come from upper levels of Ypresian age and include ""Phosphatherium"" (Proboscidea), ""Seggeurius"" (Hyracoidea), ""Daouitherium"" (Proboscidea), ""Boualitomus"" (Hyaenodontidae), and a poorly known undetermined species. Among them ""Phosphatherium"" is the best known and most frequent. Mammals are extremely rare in the Ouled Abdoun in contrast to the associated marine vertebrate fauna which includes sea birds, sharks, bony fish, and marine reptiles (including crocodilians, sea turtles, and the sea snake ""Palaeophis""). Terrestrial species were probably transported off shore into the Moroccan sea before fossilization. Ocepeia Ocepeia is an extinct genus of afrotherian mammal that lived in present-day Morocco"
"Ophiopogon Ophiopogon (lilyturf) is a genus of evergreen perennial plants native to warm temperate to tropical east, southeast, and south Asia. Despite their grasslike appearance, they are not closely related to the true grasses Poaceae. The name of the genus is derived from Greek Όφις ""ophis"", ""snake"", and πόγὦν ""pogon"", ""beard"", most probably referring to its leaves and tufted growth. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). Like many lilioid monocots, it was formerly classified in the Liliaceae. They grow from short rhizomes, and bear tufts of leaves,"
"small omnivores to powerful, bear-sized carnivores, such as ""Epicyon"". There are 66 identified borophagine species, including 18 new ones that range from the Orellan to Blancan ages. A phylogenetic analysis of the species was conducted using cladistic methods, with Hesperocyoninae as an archaic group of canids, as the outgroup. Aside from some transitional forms, Borophaginae can be organized into four major clades: Phlaocyonini, Cynarctina, Aelurodontina, and Borophagina (all erected as new tribes or subtribes). The Borophaginae begins with a group of small fox-sized genera, such as ""Archaeocyon"", ""Oxetocyon"", ""Otarocyon"", and ""Rhizocyon"", in the Orellan through early Arikareean stages. These canids"
"is known from the Carboniferous and Early Permian. Ophiderpeton Ophiderpeton is an extinct genus of lepospondyl amphibian from the early Carboniferous to the early Permian. Remains of this genus are widespread and were found in Ohio, United States and the Czech Republic (Central Europe). An aïstopod, ""Ophiderpeton"" was snake-like, without any trace of limbs. Its body was about long, with 230 vertebrae. The skull measured , and large, forward-facing eyes, suggesting a hunting lifestyle. It probably lived in burrows, feeding on insects, worms, millipedes, and snails. A large number of species are classified in the genus, and similar animals, ""Phlegethontia"""
"groups that it is placed in its own family, Ocepeiidae. ""Ocepeia"" lived at a time when northwest Africa was at the intersection of the Atlantic Ocean and the ancient Tethys Ocean, and much of the area was flooded by shallow, warm inland seas. ""Ocepeia"" fossils are associated with diverse sharks, birds, and marine reptiles, and a small number of early mammals, including other condylarths and early proboscideans. The early appearance and specialized features of ""Ocepeia"" suggest afrotherians originated and diversified within Africa, contrary to theories suggesting a more northern origin. All specimens of ""Ocepeia"" come from the Ouled Abdoun Basin"
"a variety of fabulous and frightening grotesques or monsters. These included the chimera, a mythical hybrid creature which usually had the body of a lion and the head of a goat, and the Strix or stryge, a creature resembling an owl or bat, which was said to eat human flesh. The ""strix"" appeared in classical Roman literature; it was described by the Roman poet Ovid, who was widely read in the Middle Ages, as a large-headed bird with transfixed eyes, rapacious beak, and greyish white wings. They were part of the visual message for the illiterate worshipers, symbols of the"
"Opheodrys Opheodrys is a genus of small to medium-sized non-venomous colubrid snakes commonly referred to as green snakes. In North America the genus consists of two distinct species. As their common names imply, the rough green snake has keeled dorsal scales, whereas the smooth green snake has smooth dorsal scales. The following two species are recognized as being valid. ""Nota bene"": A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ""Opheodrys"". The genus ""Opheodrys"" at one time included two Asian species: ""O. herminae"", which is endemic to Japan, and ""O. major"", which"
"led to the description of ""O. grandis"", whose holotype (designated MNHN.F PM37) bears a canine tooth and full set of cheek teeth. As of 2014, the skull of ""Ocepeia"" is the best-known mammal skull from the Paleocene of Africa (other species are only known from teeth or lower jaws), as well as the oldest known skull of any afrotherian. The name ""Ocepeia"" derives from the initials of Office Chérifien des Phosphates (O.C.P.), the national Moroccan phosphate mining company that supported paleontological research in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, while the specific name ""daouiensis"" derives from Sidi Daoui, a fossil quarry within"
"Kopidodon Kopidodon is a genus of extinct squirrel-like mammals belonging to the order Cimolesta. ""Kopidodon"" was one of the largest tree-dwelling mammals known from Eocene Europe: growing 115 centimeters long (most of that length is tail). This mammal sported large canine teeth, probably for defense. However its molars were adapted for chewing plants, not flesh. Its legs and claws allowed ""Kopidodon"" to scramble through the trees with the greatest of ease, much like modern-day squirrels. Its fossils were found in the Messel pit, preserving even its fur. We know that like a giant squirrel, ""Kopidodon"" had a thick bushy tail"
"crurotarsan group Suchia (in the line leading towards modern crocodilians), and that its similarity to ornithomimids represents a case of ""extreme"" convergent evolution. Nesbitt also demonstrated that ""Shuvosaurus"" was the same animal as ""Chatterjeea"", and that it belonged to an exclusive clade containing closely related suchians such as ""Shuvosaurus"" and ""Poposaurus"" (Poposauridae). Within this group, ""Effigia"" forms an even more exclusive clade with ""Shuvosaurus"" and the South American ""Sillosuchus"" (Shuvosaurinae). In 2007, Lucas and others suggested ""Effigia"" was synonymous with ""Shuvosaurus"" and used the new combination ""Shuvosaurus okeeffeae"" for the animal. In a January 30, 2006 episode of ""The Colbert"
"Amphitherium Amphitherium is an extinct genus of stem cladotherian mammal that lived during the Middle Jurassic of England. It was one of the first Mesozoic mammals ever described. A recently phylogenetic study found it to be the sister taxon of ""Palaeoxonodon"". It is found in the Forest Marble Formation and the Taynton Limestone Formation. ""Amphitherium"" comes from the Greek ""amphi"" meaning 'on both sides', and ""therion"" meaning 'wild beast'. This was in reference to de Blainville's incorrect belief that the original fossil jaw of this animal was not a mammal, but something in between mammals and reptiles. The first jaws"
"for balance. Kopidodon Kopidodon is a genus of extinct squirrel-like mammals belonging to the order Cimolesta. ""Kopidodon"" was one of the largest tree-dwelling mammals known from Eocene Europe: growing 115 centimeters long (most of that length is tail). This mammal sported large canine teeth, probably for defense. However its molars were adapted for chewing plants, not flesh. Its legs and claws allowed ""Kopidodon"" to scramble through the trees with the greatest of ease, much like modern-day squirrels. Its fossils were found in the Messel pit, preserving even its fur. We know that like a giant squirrel, ""Kopidodon"" had a thick"
"Opiliones The Opiliones ( or ; formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids colloquially known as harvestmen, harvesters or daddy longlegs. , over 6,650 species of harvestmen have been discovered worldwide, although the total number of extant species may exceed 10,000. The order Opiliones includes five suborders: Cyphophthalmi, Eupnoi, Dyspnoi, Laniatores, and the Tetrophthalmi which were named in 2014. Representatives of each extant suborder can be found on all continents except Antarctica. Well-preserved fossils have been found in the 400-million-year-old Rhynie cherts of Scotland, and 305-million-year-old rocks in France, which look surprisingly modern, indicating that their basic body shape developed"
"Chimera (mythology) The Chimera ( or , also Chimaera (""Chimæra""); Greek: , ""Chímaira"" ""she-goat"") was, according to Greek mythology, a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of more than one animal. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat arising from its back, and a tail that might end with a snake's head, and was one of the offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of such monsters as Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra. The term ""chimera"" has come to describe any mythical or fictional animal with"
"the Paleocene, Eocene, and Oligocene of Europe, Africa, & North and South America have been assigned to the Tropidophiidae, although all of them are probably actually either ungaliophiines or stem afrophidians. Two genera, ""Falseryx"" and ""Rottophis"", both from the Oligocene of western Europe, have some similarities with living tropidophiids as well as with ungaliophiines, but for the most part their skulls are poorly preserved, leaving paleontologists to work on just their vertebrae. Paleogene erycines dominated the snake fauna of North America prior to the Miocene explosion of colubroids, but as far as we know all of these species were much"
"Ophiomorpha Ophiomorpha is an ichnotaxon, usually interpreted as a burrow of an organism (specifically a crustacean) living in the near-shore environment. The burrow lining is more or less smooth on the inside, and densely to strongly mammalated or nodose on the outside, due to the packing of fecal pellets for support of the burrow. Branching is irregular but Y-shaped where present. It (particularly ""O. nodosa"") is often considered part of the Skolithos ichnofacies, where it has occurred (i.e. nearshore environments) since the early Permian, though it (particularly ""O. rudis"") has also occurred in deep water settings (Nereites ichnofacies) since the"
"Occidens (tetrapod) Occidens is an extinct genus of stem tetrapod that lived during the earliest part of the Carboniferous in what is now Northern Ireland. It is known from a single type species, Occidens portlocki, named in 2004 on the basis of a left lower jaw that British geologist Joseph Ellison Portlock described in 1843. Portlock attributed it to the lobe-finned fish ""Holoptychius"" and it was housed in the collections of the British Geological Survey for over a century before being reevaluated in 2004 by vertebrate paleontologists Jenny Clack and Per E. Ahlberg, who reclassified it as a new genus"
"Ocepeia Ocepeia is an extinct genus of afrotherian mammal that lived in present-day Morocco during the middle Paleocene epoch, approximately 60 million years ago. First named and described in 2001, the type species is O. daouiensis from the Selandian stage of Morocco's Ouled Abdoun Basin. A second, larger species, O. grandis, is known from the Thanetian, a slightly younger stage in the same area. In life, the two species are estimated to have weighed about and , respectively, and are believed to have been specialized leaf-eaters. The fossil skulls of ""Ocepeia"" are the oldest known afrotherian skulls, and the best-known"