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Definition of Dimetrodon
1. Noun. Carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail.
Definition of Dimetrodon
1. Noun. A carnivorous synapsid, of the genus ''Dimetrodon'', from the Permian period ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimetrodon
Literary usage of Dimetrodon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revision of the Pelycosauria of North America by Ermine Cowles Case (1907)
"The anterior cervicals and posterior dorsals of dimetrodon ... A dorsal vertebra
and nearly complete spine of dimetrodon ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The memoir concludes by an original description of the great finned-back lizard
dimetrodon by Dr. Case. The only regret one feels in connection with this ..."
3. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"As above noted, the association of the skull is highly conjectural; its size and
robustness as compared with that of dimetrodon constitute the principal ..."
4. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1905)
"... theropod dinosaurs, and dimetrodon the squamosal does not enter into the outer
wall of the foramen. Dr. AS Woodward figures this foramen, ..."
5. Contributions by Walker Museum of Paleontology, University of Chicago (1918)
"The side of the face in front of the orbit, as usual in dimetrodon skulls, composed
of very thin bone, is in part destroyed, so that the entire course of ..."
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