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Word: rhynchocephalia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ancient a breed, he says, that their forebears flourished when the sea was full of icthyosaurs. They were stepped on by dinosaurs, and their young were probably snatched by flying, reptilian pterodactyls. Some experts believe that all modern snakes and lizards are descended from the tuatara's order (Rhynchocephalia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Senior Reptiles | 10/27/1952 | See Source »

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