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pantotheria

 

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Noun pantotheria has 1 sense
  1. Pantotheria, subclass Pantotheria - generalized extinct mammals widespread during the Jurassic; commonly conceded to be ancestral to marsupial and placental mammals
    --1 is a kind of class
    --1 is a member of Mammalia, class Mammalia

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pantotheria

noun: A taxonomic group of extinct mammals that lived during the Mesozoic era.

Example sentence: Pantotheria were diverse in form and inhabited various environments, ranging from small insectivores to larger plant-eaters.

noun: An order of fossil mammals that appeared in the late Permian and became extinct in the early Jurassic period.

Example sentence: Scientists study the fossil records of pantotheria to gain insights into the evolution and diversification of early mammals.

adjective: Referring to or characteristic of pantotheria.

Example sentence: The pantotheria fossils discovered in the dig site provided important clues about the ancient ecosystem.

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