sauropterygian

sauropterygian
Any extinct lizard of the superorder Sauropterygia

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  • sauropterygian — sau·rop·ter·yg·i·an (sô rŏp tə rĭjʹē ən) n. Any of various extinct aquatic reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia that flourished during the Mesozoic Era and included the plesiosaurs. adj. Of or relating to a sauropterygian.   [From New Latin… …   Universalium

  • sauropterygian — sau·rop·te·ryg·i·an …   English syllables

  • sauropterygian — adjective or noun see sauropterygia * * * sauropterygˈian adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑saurian …   Useful english dictionary

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  • reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… …   Universalium

  • Plesiosaurus — Taxobox name = Plesiosaurus fossil range = Early Jurassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Sauropterygia ordo = Plesiosauria subordo = Plesiosauroidea familia = Plesiosauridae familia authority = Gray, 1825… …   Wikipedia

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