Galesaurus
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Galesaurus planiceps |
Galesaurus was a prehistoric animal, classified as a dinosaur by Sir Richard Owen in 1859. However, current opinion is that it was not a dinosaur. Notably, Galesaurus was mentioned in the first issue of Nature in 1869, where T. H. Huxley expressed confidence that it would eventually be shown to be a dinosaur. In actuality, it belonged to a mammal-like group called Cynodonts.
[edit] References
- Nature, first issue (online archive)
- See entry on Galesaurus at DinoData (registration required, free)
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