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from The Century Dictionary.

  • An order of reptiles established by Seeley to contain rather large reptiles from the Permian of Germany. The vertebræ are mostly biconcave; hypocentra are present; and the strong attachment of the pelvis indicates terrestrial habits. Palæohatteria also belong to this order.

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