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PLOS Thesaurus
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September 21, 2017
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Sauropterygia
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Sauropterygia
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10.280.10.50.110^Sauropterygia|10.290.50.50.20.10.110^Sauropterygia|10.290.170.110^Sauropterygia|30.130.50.50.20.10.110^Sauropterygia|30.130.170.110^Sauropterygia
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Sauropterygia ("lizard flippers") is an extinct, diverse taxon of aquatic reptiles that developed from terrestrial ancestors soon after the end-Permian extinction and flourished during the Mesozoic before they became extinct at the end of that era. Sauropterygians are united by a radical adaptation of their pectoral girdle, designed to support powerful flipper strokes. Some later sauropterygians, such as the pliosaurs, developed a similar mechanism in their pelvis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauropterygia RD
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