We found 1 definitions of archosaurian reptile from 1 different sources.
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archosaurian reptile - extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts | ||
archosaur, archosaurian | ||
diapsid, diapsid reptile reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye | ||
archosauria, subclass archosauria a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts | ||
dinosaur any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era | ||
flying reptile, pterosaur an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb | ||
thecodont, thecodont reptile presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds | ||
ichthyosaur any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs | ||
plesiosaur, plesiosaurus extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous |