synapsid reptile

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synapsid reptile - extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull

synapsid

reptile, reptilian - any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

protomammal, therapsid - probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals

ictodosaur - intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals

pelycosaur - large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America

edaphosaurus - heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic

dimetrodon - carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail

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