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Galesaurus

Galesaurus
Temporal range: Induan
Galesaurus planiceps Nicholson and Lydekker.jpg
Illustration of the skull of Galesaurus planiceps, 1889.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Cynodontia
Clade: Epicynodontia
Family: Galesauridae
Genus: Galesaurus
Type species
Galesaurus planiceps
Owen, 1859

Galesaurus was a prehistoric therapsid, incorrectly classified as a dinosaur by Sir Richard Owen in 1859. 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. However, current opinion is that it was not a dinosaur and belongs to a mammal-like group called Cynodonts.



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