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Archosauria
Archosauria (archosaurs) Infraclass of diapsid reptiles, including the crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and thecodontians. Thecodontians were ancestral to the other groups and appeared at the base of the Triassic. The term ‘archosaur’ is from the Greek words arkhi (‘chief’ or ‘leading’) and saura (‘lizard’).
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Archosauria." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Archosauria." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Archosauria.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Archosauria." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Archosauria.html |
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Archosauria
Archosauria (class Reptilia) A subclass of diapsid reptiles that includes the orders Crocodilia, Ornithischia, Saurischia, Pterosauria, and Thecodontia. Thecodontians were ancestral to the other groups and appeared at the base of the Triassic. Archosaur is derived from the Greek arkho, to rule, and saura, lizard.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Archosauria." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Archosauria." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Archosauria.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Archosauria." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Archosauria.html |
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