- Galesaurus
Taxobox
name = "Galesaurus"
fossil_range =Early Triassic (Induan )
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Synapsid a
ordo =Therapsida
subordo =Cynodontia
unranked_familia =Epicynodontia
familia =Galesauridae
genus = "Galesaurus"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Galesaurus planiceps""Galesaurus" was a prehistoric animal, classified as a
dinosaur bySir Richard Owen in1859 . Notably, "Galesaurus" was mentioned in the first issue of Nature in1869 , whereT. 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 calledCynodont s.References
* [http://www.nature.com/nature/first/triassic.html "Nature", first issue (online archive)]
* [http://www.dinodata.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6608&Itemid=67 "Galesaurus"] at DinoData
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