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Definition of sauria

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Sauria (n. pl.) A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia..

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Pterosauria :: Pterosauria (n. pl.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli, and Ornithosauria..

Ichthyosaurian :: Ichthyosaurian (a.) Of or pertaining to the Ichthyosauria.

Pelicosauria :: Pelicosauria (n. pl.) A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles from the Permian formation..

Sauropoda :: Sauropoda (n. pl.) An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals, belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix..

Sea Saurian :: Sea saurian (n.) Any marine saurian; esp. (Paleon.) the large extinct species of Mosasaurus, Icthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and related genera..

Enaliosauria :: Enaliosauria (n. pl.) An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct orders..

Plesiosaur :: Plesiosaur (n.) One of the Plesiosauria.

Paleosaurus :: Paleosaurus (n.) A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation.

Ichthyosaurian :: Ichthyosaurian (n.) One of the Ichthyosauria.

Ichthyopterygia :: Ichthyopterygia (n. pl.) See Ichthyosauria.

Plesiosauria :: Plesiosauria (n. pl.) An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; -- called also Sauropterygia..

Enaliosaurian :: Enaliosaurian (a.) Pertaining to the Enaliosauria.

Pythonomorpha :: Pythonomorpha (n. pl.) Same as Mosasauria.

Mosasaur :: Mosasaur (n.) Alt. of Mosasauria.

Thecodontia :: Thecodontia (n. pl.) A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the teeth implanted in sockets.

Sauroid :: Sauroid (a.) Resembling a saurian superficially; as, a sauroid fish..

Saurognathous :: Saurognathous (a.) Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers (Pici)..

Mosasaurian :: Mosasaurian (n.) One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See Mosasauria..

Mesosauria :: Mesosauria (n.) Same as Mosasauria.

Pterodactyli :: Pterodactyli (n. pl.) Same as Pterosauria.