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The Combination Of Such Characters, Some, As The Sacral Ones, Altogether Peculiar Among Reptiles, Others Borrowed, As It Were, From Groups Now Distinct From Each Other, And All Manifested By Creatures Far Surpassing In Size The Largest Of Existing Reptiles, Will, It Is Presumed, Be Deemed Sufficient Ground For Establishing A Distinct Tribe Or Sub-order Of Saurian Reptiles, For Which I Would Propose The Name Of Dinosauria.
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The Combination Of Such Characters, Some, As

Richard Owen
The Combination Of Such Characters, Some, As The Sacral Ones, Altogether Peculiar Among Reptiles, Others Borrowed, As It Were, From Groups Now Distinct From Each Other, And All Manifested By Creatures Far Surpassing In Size The Largest Of Existing Reptiles, Will, It Is Presumed, Be Deemed Sufficient Ground For Establishing A Distinct Tribe Or Sub-order Of Saurian Reptiles, For Which I Would Propose The Name Of Dinosauria.
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