单词 | pareiasaurus |
释义 | Pareiasaurusn. Palaeontology. A genus of fossil reptiles of the family Pareiasauridae (see pareiasaur n.); (also pareiasaurus) a reptile of this genus, a pareiasaur. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > member of order Pareiasaur Pareiasaurus1876 pareiasaurian1890 pareiasaur1905 1876 R. Owen Descr. & Illustr. Catal. Fossil Reptilia S. Afr. 10 (caption) A vertebra from the hinder part of the dorsal, or from the lumbar, region of a Pareiasaurus. 1893 Amer. Naturalist 27 376 This peculiar skull..is unlike any living or fossil form; its nearest, though distant ally apparently being the Pariasaurus from the Karoo beds of South Africa. 1959 Times 19 June 7/5 Those [animals] like the pareiasaurus..have gradually become extinct. 1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 211 The genus Pareiasaurus has been found in Permian strata (260 million years ago) in the South African Karroo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876 |
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