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Pelycosauria

Pelycosauria

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A group of extinct reptile-like animals like Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus
  • noun
  • /ˌpɛlɪkəˈsɔːriə/
  • Specialized
: Pelycosauria
  • The Pelycosauria thrived during the late Paleozoic Era.

Examples

  • The Pelycosauria were some of the earliest large terrestrial vertebrates.

  • Modern mammals share some ancestral traits with the Pelycosauria.

  • Fossils of Pelycosauria like Dimetrodon have been found in North America and Europe.

  • Did you know that Pelycosauria included creatures like Dimetrodon?

  • Fossils of Pelycosauria like Dimetrodon have been found in North America and Europe.

  • The Pelycosauria were some of the earliest large terrestrial vertebrates.

  • The Pelycosauria thrived during the late Paleozoic Era.

Synonyms

order Pelycosauria
vsPelycosauria
  • Specialized
9.9

An early group of extinct animals like Dimetrodon with a large sail on their backs

is the scientific name for the same extinct primitive reptile order

Compounds

order Pelycosauria
  • Specialized
9.9

An early group of extinct animals like Dimetrodon with a large sail on their backs

Surface Forms

Pelycosauria singular
Pelycosaurias plural

Morphology

Pelycosauria = Pelycosaur (opaque) = pelyco + saur + ia

Formed from specialized Greek combining forms plus the Latinized taxonomic suffix '-ia'; the components and the taxonomic meaning are not guessable by an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Pelycosauria breaks into pelyco- and -sauria, where -sauria comes from a Greek word meaning 'lizard', as in dinosaur. A helpful way to remember it is to think of Pelycosauria as the scientific name for a group of early, lizard-like animals like Dimetrodon, so the name points to these ancient reptile ancestors.