Cotylosaur
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cotylosaur is a noun meaning (paleontology, dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.
Meaning
(paleontology, dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.
Word Forms
- cotylosaurs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include captorhinid, captorhinomorph, capitosaurid, coryphodont, capitosaur, lytoceratid.
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