Eunotosaurus

noun

Eu·no·to·sau·rus | \ yüˌnōtəˈsȯrəs\

Definition of Eunotosaurus

: a genus of small generalized reptiles from the Middle Permian of southern Africa that have the vertebrae reduced in number and the ribs broad and somewhat leaf-shaped, are often considered ancestral to the turtles, and are commonly placed in a separate suborder of Chelonia

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