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Re: Kammsaurier?



At 09:07 AM 3/17/98 PST, you wrote:
>Hello folks --
>
>What is a "Kammsaurier"? More precisely, what animal would a German be 
>referring to by this name?

How about context?  As in, the rest of the sentence?

Could be a German vernacular for "pelycosaur" (if the "Kamm-" is "Kamm" as
in "comb, ridge, bristles").

Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.
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