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pelycosaur

Primitive mammal-like reptiles found in the late Carboniferous and Lower Permian strata of Texas and elsewhere.

Some forms of pelycosaur, such as dimetrodon, had long spines down the back, probably connected by membranes to form a ‘sail’; this was probably a heat-regulating device.



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