archosaur

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The evolution of the archosaur pelvis and hind-limb: an explanation in functional terms.

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  1. noun A reptile of the subclass Archosauria, which includes the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and the modern crocodilians.

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  • Although a few paleontologists still dispute the findings of the Russians, for all practical purposes Mesenosaurus is the earliest known archosaur, about 10 million years older than the next earliest known archesaur. —  Omni: June 1994
  • The evolution of the archosaur pelvis and hind-limb: an explanation in functional terms. —  ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • This is not even a dinosaur, it's an archosaur called Postosuchus. —  Texas Oasis
  • Additional statistical tests showed that both the "early-archosaur" and —  Evolution News & Views
  • These alternatives are the early-archosaur hypothesis, positing a sister-group relationship between —  Evolution News & Views
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postosuchus · rutiodon · machaeroprosopus · erythrosuchus · euparkeria · technosaurus · lagosuchus · lagosuchian · lewisuchus · mandasuchus · marasuchus

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  1. New Latin Archosauria, subclass name : Greek arkhos, ruler + Greek sauros, lizard.
 

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