nycteroleterid

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noun

Any parareptile of the family Nycteroleteridae.

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Meanings

nounnycteroleterid (plural nycteroleterids)

plural nycteroleterids

  1. biologyAny 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).

    2003, Michael J. Benton, The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia, page 83
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