Definition of Protomammal

1. Noun. Probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals.

Exact synonyms: Therapsid
Generic synonyms: Synapsid, Synapsid Reptile
Group relationships: Order Therapsida, Therapsida
Specialized synonyms: Chronoperates Paradoxus, Cynodont, Dicynodont

Definition of Protomammal

1. Noun. Any evolutionary ancestor of the mammals ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Protomammal

protohuman
protohumans
protolanguage
protolanguages
protolerogenic
protolith
protoliths
protologism
protologisms
protologistic
protologue
protologues
protology
protolysis
protolyze
protomammal (current term)
protomammals
protomartyr
protomartyrs
protome
protomer
protomeric
protomerite
protomerites
protomers
protometabolism
protominimalist
protomitochondrion
protomodern
protomorphic

Literary usage of Protomammal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Arboreal Man by Frederic Wood Jones (1916)
"Somewhere, the protomammal and the Primitive Reptile meet, somewhere in the geological past these two stocks branch off from a common ancestor. ..."

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