--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The combination of such characters, some…" description: "\"The combination of such characters, some, as the sacral ones, altogether peculiar among Reptiles, others borrowed, as it were, from groups now distinct..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/richard-owen-31312_borrowed_the-combination-of-such-characters-some_16557.jpg" --- # The combination of such characters, some, as the sacral… ![“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…” quote by Richard Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/richard-owen-31312_borrowed_the-combination-of-such-characters-some_16557.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/richard-owen-31312_borrowed_the-combination-of-such-characters-some_16557.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/richard-owen-31312_borrowed_the-combination-of-such-characters-some_16557.jpg) > “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.” [Richard Owen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-owen/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The passage argues that the unique mix of anatomical features in certain large extinct reptiles justifies classifying them as a separate taxonomic group, which he proposes to call Dinosauria. **In simple terms:** Defines a new reptile group based on distinctive anatomy. Key Takeaway Distinct traits merit a new classification. 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