SINCE 1828
Placodontia
plural noun
Plac·o·don·tia
Definition of Placodontia
: a suborder of Sauropterygia that is sometimes regarded as a separate order and that comprises armored Triassic reptiles resembling the turtles in many respects — see placodus
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