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From: sarima@tdatirv.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: Therapsids (was Re: Platypus bones)
Keywords: monotremes
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Date: 26 Apr 91 20:49:04 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.182824.18628@hollie.rdg.dec.com> winalski@psw.enet.dec.com (Paul S. Winalski) writes:
>What is the common name for the Theraspids?

There realy isn't one, for the very good reason that(, with the possible
exception of monotremes :-), they are completely extinct.

Many informal paleontology books refer to them as 'Mammal-like Reptiles',
which is as close to a common name as they have.
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