Definition of Proterosaurus. Meaning of Proterosaurus. Synonyms of Proterosaurus

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Definition of Proterosaurus

Proterosaurus
Proterosaurus Pro`te*ro*sau"rus, n. [NL., from Gr. ? earlier (fr. ? before) + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also Protosaurus.

Meaning of Proterosaurus from wikipedia

- Protorosaurus (from Gr****: πρότερος próteros, 'earlier' and Gr****: σαῦρος saûros, 'lizard') is an extinct genus of reptile. Members of the genus lived...
- Han****, Albany; Richard Howse (1870). "On Proterosaurus Speneri, von Meyer, and a new species, Proterosaurus Huxleyi, from the Marl-slate of Midderidge...