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Discussion of "dinso"
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Comment #3: Re: Dimetrodons are synapsids
Curtis W Franks (Sun Oct 22 19:55:46 2017)

kritixilithos wrote:
> kritixilithos wrote:
> > Under the notes, it is stated, "its referent might also/alternatively
> > include pterosaurs, icthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, dimetrodons,
> > avemetatarsaliads, and perhaps even synapsids." Pay attention to the
last
>
> > bit "dimetrodons (...) and perhaps even synapsids." Since dimetrodons
are
>
> > synapsids, I believe the description should be changed to something
along
>
> > the lines of "its referent might also/alternatively include pterosaurs,

> > icthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, avemetatarsaliads, and synapsids."

> The
> > difference is that "dimetrodon" is removed and "perhaps even synapsids"

> is
> > shortened to "synapsids" since dimetrodons are synapsids.
>
> Scratch that, that was stupid. Not all synapsids are dimetrodons, as was
> pointed out to me by someone. Disregard the previous comment entirely


What about "perhaps other synapsids"?

Comment #4: Re: Dimetrodons are synapsids
Kritixi Lithos (Wed Oct 25 04:41:29 2017)

krtisfranks wrote:
> kritixilithos wrote:
> > kritixilithos wrote:
> > > Under the notes, it is stated, "its referent might also/alternatively

> > > include pterosaurs, icthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, dimetrodons,

> > > avemetatarsaliads, and perhaps even synapsids." Pay attention to the
> last
> >
> > > bit "dimetrodons (...) and perhaps even synapsids." Since dimetrodons

> are
> >
> > > synapsids, I believe the description should be changed to something
> along
> >
> > > the lines of "its referent might also/alternatively include
pterosaurs,
>
> > > icthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, avemetatarsaliads, and
synapsids."
>
> > The
> > > difference is that "dimetrodon" is removed and "perhaps even
synapsids"
>
> > is
> > > shortened to "synapsids" since dimetrodons are synapsids.
> >
> > Scratch that, that was stupid. Not all synapsids are dimetrodons, as
was
> > pointed out to me by someone. Disregard the previous comment entirely
>
>
> What about "perhaps other synapsids"?

That sounds better.

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