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(zoology) Any parareptile of the family Nycteroleteridae..
Although Ivakhnenko (1987) suggests that nycteroleterids are closely related to pareiasaurs, a more recent analysis suggests that the two groups are only remotely related (Lee, 1995).
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Nycteroleterid means (zoology) Any parareptile of the family Nycteroleteridae..
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Although Ivakhnenko (1987) suggests that nycteroleterids are closely related to pareiasaurs, a more recent analysis suggests that the two groups are only remotely related (Lee, 1995).
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