Saurischia
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”) + ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).
Proper noun
Saurischia
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Dinosauria – a major division of the dinosaurs.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Prosauropoda, Sauropoda, Sauropodomorpha, Theropoda
See also
- Eusaurischia
- Lacertastatium
- Ornithischia
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