nothosauria

Thân thiện

A nothosauria fossil is displayed in a natural history museum.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A suborder of Sauropterygia: Nothosauria is a scientific term in paleontology referring to an extinct suborder of marine reptiles within the order Sauropterygia. These reptiles lived during the Triassic period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Fossils of the Nothosauria have been found in Triassic marine deposits.
  • The Nothosauria are considered to be early relatives of the later plesiosaurs.

Advanced Usage

• In taxonomic classification: The term is used in scientific literature to classify and discuss this specific group of reptiles.
  • The study focused on the phylogenetic relationships within Nothosauria.

Variants and Related Words

• Nothosaur (n): A member of the suborder Nothosauria.
  • The nothosaur had a long neck and paddle-like limbs.
• Nothosauroid (adj/n): Resembling or related to the nothosaurs.

Synonyms

• Marine reptiles (of the Triassic period): This is a descriptive synonym, not a taxonomic one.
• Sauropterygians (specific subgroup): Refers to the broader order, with Nothosauria being a part of it.

Related Terms (Scientific Context)

• Sauropterygia: The larger order to which Nothosauria belongs.
• Plesiosauria: A later, often more derived, group of marine reptiles that may have evolved from nothosaur-like ancestors.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a suborder of Sauropterygia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Nothosauria
• suborder Nothosauria