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Proterosaurus n.also Protorosaurus, extinct genus of lizard-like reptiles first found fossilized in rocks from the late Permian in Germany and Britain, 1872, from Latinized form of Greek proteros "former, earlier" (see protero-) + sauros "lizard" (see -saurus). So called because it was long the earliest known fossil reptile. updated on December 19, 2020 |