Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Gnathostomata Teleostomi Tetrapoda Hatschek & Cori 1896 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988] Amniota Haeckel, 1866 [Gauthier, Kluge & Rowe 1988] - amniotes 1 Class Reptilia Linnaeus, 1758 [paraphyletic] - reptiles 1.n1 Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758 1.n2 Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals