What is another word for therapsida?
Pronunciation: [θˈɛɹəpsˌɪdə] (IPA) 
Therapsida is a term used to describe a group of extinct animals that lived during the Permian and Triassic periods. These animals were mammal-like reptiles that had many traits similar to modern mammals. Although there are not many synonyms for the word therapsida, some similar terms include theriodonts, cynodonts, and anomodonts. These animals are often described as being intermediate between reptiles and mammals and were important in the evolution of mammals. The study of therapsids is important for understanding the evolutionary history of mammals and how they became the dominant group of animals on the planet.
