suborder Nothosauria

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A suborder of Sauropterygia: "Suborder Nothosauria" is a scientific taxonomic classification referring to a specific group within the extinct marine reptile order Sauropterygia. Nothosaurs were characterized by their elongated bodies, long necks and tails, and paddle-like limbs adapted for swimming in shallow coastal waters during the Triassic period.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • The fossils were definitively assigned to the suborder Nothosauria.
    • Paleontologists study the suborder Nothosauria to understand early marine reptile evolution.
Advanced Usage
  • In taxonomic hierarchy: The term is used in precise scientific classification, situating the group below the order level (Sauropterygia) and above the family level.
    • The clade was re-evaluated and its placement within the suborder Nothosauria was confirmed.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nothosaur (n): A member of the Suborder Nothosauria.
    • The nothosaur used its sharp teeth to catch fish.
  • Nothosaurian (adj): Of or relating to the Suborder Nothosauria.
    • The nothosaurian vertebrae were remarkably well-preserved.
Synonyms
  • Nothosaurs (when referring to the group collectively).
Notes on Meaning

This term has a single, highly specific meaning in the field of paleontology and zoological taxonomy. It does not have common-language meanings, idioms, or phrasal verbs.

Noun
  1. a suborder of Sauropterygia

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