ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PELYCOSAUR
From New Latin Pelycosauria, from Greek pelyx bowl, pelvis, + -saur.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PELYCOSAUR»
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Pelycosaurs: Synapsid,
Pelycosaur, Edaphosaurus, ...
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Review of the Pelycosauria
130 29. Diagrams of dorsal and ventral aspects of the pelycosaur humerus . . . . . .
. .. 138 30. Humeri 0f ophiacodonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .. 141 31. Humeri of sphenacodonts .
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Articles on Pelycosaurs, Including: Synapsid,
Pelycosaur, ...
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Pelycosaur. Biology. and. Ecology. Locomotion. Pelycosaurs are well enough
known that we can reconstruct how they walked. The massive front part of the
body was supported by a heavy, sprawling fore limb. The lighter hind limb had a
...
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Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
A, left lateral view of the skull and whole body reconstruction of the ophiacodontid
pelycosaur Ophiacodon; B, left lateral view of the skull and whole body
reconstruction of the edaphosaurid pelycosaur Edaphosaurus; C, left lateral view
of the ...
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500 Years of New Words: the fascinating story of how, when, ...
Since then, many varieties of these fearsome creatures have been added to the
English language, including brontosaurus (1892), stegosaurus (1892),
triceratops (1892) and tyrannosaur (1924). The pelycosaur was a quadraped
reptile of ...
In trying to put pelycosaur adaptations to herbivory in a broader context, we can
assume that pelycosaurs functioned like large reptiles, rather than like mammals.
THE EDAPHOSAURIDS - SAIL-BACKED HERBIVORES Edaphosaurids were ...
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U.S. Geological Survey professional paper
New vertebrate evidence regarding correlation of the Cutler Formation in
Colorado with Permian rocks of France and Germany is brought forth by
discovery of a new pelycosaur in the Cutler. The Cutler haptodontine pelycosaur,
as described ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1962
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
New vertebrate evidence regarding correlation of the Cutler Formation in
Colorado with Permian rocks of France and Germany is brought forth by
discovery of a new pelycosaur in the Cutler. The Cutler haptodontine pelycosaur,
as described ...
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Attending Daedalus: Gene Wolfe, Artifice and the Reader
The only appearance of a pre-Mesozoic species occurs when Severian and Agia
encounter a pelycosaur (probably an edaphosaurus from the brief description
offered in Chapter XX of The Shadow of the Torturer, p. 181 and p. 206), in the ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PELYCOSAUR»
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Triassic Mass Extinction May Give Clues on How Oceans Will Be …
Fragmentary fossil of pelycosaur, a mammal-like reptile from the Permian or Triassic Period. The end-Triassic mass extinction cleared ... «Truth-Out, Apr 15»
Scientists find fossil of ancient reptile mother caring for her babies
... Psittacosaurusand Oryctodromeus, as well as in the varanopid "pelycosaur," an ancient reptile that looked like a modern monitor lizard. «Christian Science Monitor, Jan 15»
Fossils suggest dinosaurs lived in families and cared for their young
... post-natal care in dinosaurs are extremely rare and it has only been reported in two types of dinosaurs, and a small lizard called a pelycosaur. «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
Why Ebenezer the fossilized Allosaurus does not prove young Earth …
In particular find a non-avian dinosaur in a higher stratum than the K-Pg boundary layer. Better still find a Pelycosaur....a "mammal like reptile" ... «Science 2.0, May 14»
Dimetrodon with 'steak-knife' teeth was more terrifying than T. rex
Dimetrodons were more like mammals than dinosaurs, and are members of a class of animal known as Pelycosaur. This class of animals is ... «Tech Times, Feb 14»
Razor-Toothed Meat-Eater Was Mammal Relative
The animal, identified as a varanopid pelycosaur and part of the genus Aerosaurus, looked like today's Komodo dragons, but was actually more ... «Discovery News, Dec 11»
Canadian researchers discover extintion-surviving prehistoric …
The fossilized pelycosaur — a razor-toothed beast that looked like present-day reptiles, but was actually a forerunner of modern mammals ... «National Post, Dec 11»
Permian extinction survivor lasts 35 million years
The last "pelycosaur": a varanopid synapsid from the Pristerognathus Assemblage Zone, Middle Permian of South Africa. Naturwissenschaften ... «Examiner.com, Dec 11»
Dinosaur mating rituals more elaborate than peacocks', scientists …
New research into pterosaurs and pelycosaurs - the fin-backed ancestors of modern mammals - have shown their elaborate headcrests and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 10»
