Pythonomorpha
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pythonomorpha-161-16322281
title:
Pythonomorpha
text:
Pythonomorpha was originally proposed by paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope (1869) as a reptilian order comprising mosasaurs, which he believed to be close relatives of Ophidia (snakes). The etymology of the term Pythonomorpha comes from the Greek Python and morphe ("form"), and refers to the generally serpentine body plan of members of the group. Cope wrote, "In the mosasauroids, we almost realize the fictions of snake-like dragons and sea-serpents, in which men have been ever prone to indulge.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Clade of lizards
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythonomorpha
date created:
2006-04-14T15:27:56Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T13:54:58Z
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13
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