pseudosuchianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˈsuːkɪən/, U.S.

/ˌsudoʊˈsukiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pseudosuchia , -an suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pseudosuchia, suborder name ( K. A. von Zittel Handb. der Palæont. (1890) Abth. I. III. 637; < pseudo- pseudo- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek σοῦχος crocodile: see eusuchian n. and adj.) + -an suffix. Compare mesosuchian adj.

Palaeontology.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating small extinct reptiles of the thecodont suborder Pseudosuchia, which includes primitive, often bipedal, carnivores that were probably ancestral to dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodiles, and are known from remains found mainly in Triassic deposits.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > belonging to Thecodontia > of or relating to member of Pseudosuchian

pseudosuchian1913

1913 Proc. Zool. Soc. No. 3. 631 The Pterodactyl and Pseudosuchian skulls are almost exactly similar in essentials.

1947 Jrnl. Paleontol. 21 202/1 The structure of the skulls of both Typothorax and Episcoposaurus is definitely pseudosuchian.

1980 S. J. Gould Panda's Thumb xxvi. 270 If birds branched at the pseudosuchian level, they cannot be labeled as descendants of dinosaurs (since dinosaurs had not yet arisen).

2001 Jrnl. Paleontol. 75 1187/1 The only pseudosuchian lineage to survive the Triassic is Crocodylomorpha.

B. n.

A pseudosuchian reptile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > member of order Thecodontia > member of suborder Pseudosuchia

pseudosuchian1913

1913 Proc. Zool. Soc. No. 3. 624 The type of this Pseudosuchian is a fairly complete skeleton from Elgin.

1926 Glasgow Herald 14 Aug. 4/2 The Pseudosuchians have long since passed, but they fulfilled their promise and gave us birds.

1971 Nature 12 Nov. 75/2 The pseudosuchians and the ornithischians would seem, in fact, to be quite irreconcilable in terms of pelvis and ankle structure.

2000 M. Lockley & C. Meyer Dinosaur Tracks 58 The absence of skeletons..did not deter Soergel, and he confidently predicted that such large pseudosuchians, up to 5 m in length, must have existed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pseudosuchian
释义	pseudosuchianadj.n. Brit. /ˌs(j)uːdə(ʊ)ˈsuːkɪən/, U.S. /ˌsudoʊˈsukiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Pseudosuchia , -an suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pseudosuchia, suborder name ( K. A. von Zittel Handb. der Palæont. (1890) Abth. I. III. 637; < pseudo- pseudo- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek σοῦχος crocodile: see eusuchian n. and adj.) + -an suffix. Compare mesosuchian adj. Palaeontology. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating small extinct reptiles of the thecodont suborder Pseudosuchia, which includes primitive, often bipedal, carnivores that were probably ancestral to dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodiles, and are known from remains found mainly in Triassic deposits. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [adjective] > of order Sauria > belonging to Thecodontia > of or relating to member of Pseudosuchian pseudosuchian1913 1913 Proc. Zool. Soc. No. 3. 631 The Pterodactyl and Pseudosuchian skulls are almost exactly similar in essentials. 1947 Jrnl. Paleontol. 21 202/1 The structure of the skulls of both Typothorax and Episcoposaurus is definitely pseudosuchian. 1980 S. J. Gould Panda's Thumb xxvi. 270 If birds branched at the pseudosuchian level, they cannot be labeled as descendants of dinosaurs (since dinosaurs had not yet arisen). 2001 Jrnl. Paleontol. 75 1187/1 The only pseudosuchian lineage to survive the Triassic is Crocodylomorpha. B. n. A pseudosuchian reptile. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > member of order Thecodontia > member of suborder Pseudosuchia pseudosuchian1913 1913 Proc. Zool. Soc. No. 3. 624 The type of this Pseudosuchian is a fairly complete skeleton from Elgin. 1926 Glasgow Herald 14 Aug. 4/2 The Pseudosuchians have long since passed, but they fulfilled their promise and gave us birds. 1971 Nature 12 Nov. 75/2 The pseudosuchians and the ornithischians would seem, in fact, to be quite irreconcilable in terms of pelvis and ankle structure. 2000 M. Lockley & C. Meyer Dinosaur Tracks 58 The absence of skeletons..did not deter Soergel, and he confidently predicted that such large pseudosuchians, up to 5 m in length, must have existed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1913
随便看	θ117139 θ11714 θ117140 θ117141 θ117142 θ117143 θ117144 θ117145 θ117146 θ117147 θ117148 θ117149 θ11715 θ117150 θ117151 θ117152 θ117153 θ117154 θ117155 θ117156 θ117157 θ117158 θ117159 θ11716 θ117160