therapsid
noun
the·rap·sid
thə-ˈrap-səd 
: any of an order (Therapsida) of advanced synapsid vertebrates that flourished during the Permian and Triassic periods with the last forms becoming extinct during the Cretaceous period and that are considered ancestors of the mammals
therapsid
adjective
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Dicynodonts were therapsids — a large group of animals that mammals also descended from.
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Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
But there’s still much to learn about this terrifying therapsid, and its life before the largest extinction event in the history of the planet.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
Scientists have classified the four-legged predators as therapsids, along with the creatures that evolved into modern-day mammals.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
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Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
But there’s still much to learn about this terrifying therapsid, and its life before the largest extinction event in the history of the planet.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 14 Sep. 2023
Scientists have classified the four-legged predators as therapsids, along with the creatures that evolved into modern-day mammals.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
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“Therapsid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therapsid. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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