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A primitive sauropterygian reptile of the Triassic period, vaguely resembling aquatic lizards.
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pachypleurosaur
Pachypleurosauria is an extinct clade of primitive sauropterygian reptiles that vaguely resembled aquatic lizards, and were limited to the Triassic period. They were elongate animals, ranging in size from 0.2–1 metre (0.66–3.28 ft), with small heads, long necks, paddle-like limbs, and long, deep tails. The limb girdles are greatly reduced, so it is unlikely these animals could move about on land. The widely spaced peg-like teeth project at the front of the jaws, indicating that these animals fed on fish. In the species Prosantosaurus, it was observed that they fed on small fishes and crustaceans which they devoured entirely and that its teeth regrew after they broke off. This was the first observation of tooth replacement in a European pachypleurosaur, the only other discovery of such an event was made in China.
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Pachypleurosaur
Pachypleurosaurs were primitive sauropterygian reptiles that vaguely resembled aquatic lizards, and were limited to the Triassic period. They were elongate animals, ranging in size from 20 cm to about a metre in length, with small heads, long necks, paddle-like limbs, and long deep tails. The limb girdles are greatly reduced, so it is unlikely these animals could move about on land. The widely spaced peg-like teeth project at the front of the jaws, indicate that these animals fed on fish. Pachypleurosaurs were originally and are often still included among the Nothosaurs. In some cladistic classifications however, they are considered the sister group to the Eusauropterygia, the clade that includes the nothosaurs and plesiosaurs.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pachypleurosaur in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pachypleurosaur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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