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- proper noun A taxonomic
superorder within thedivision Archosauria — thedinosaurs .
Etymologies
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In 1842, Richard Owen, the leading British anatomist of the day, called them Dinosauria, meaning "terrible lizards."
Jurassic Park Crichton, Michael, 1942- 1991
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"Dinosauria," a three-acre creature walk through lush gardens and dinosaur habitat, opens to the public on Wednesday.
Freep.com - RSS 2009
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"Dinosauria," a three-acre creature walk through lush gardens and dinosaur habitat, opens to the public on Wednesday.
Freep.com - RSS 2009
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(1804-1892) English comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, best remembered for coining the word Dinosauria and for his opposition to Charles Darwi ...)
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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I would read anything about them and loved these Dinosauria info pages.
Learn you Dinosaurs with Dinosauria: The Pteranodon - The Retroist 2010
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I read a paper in the new JVP, "A new basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Turonian of New Mexico."
Everyday Life in Postapocalyptic America ellen_datlow 2010
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In cladistics, Mammalia and Dinosauria are strictly contained in (proper subsets of) Amniota.
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I read a paper in the new JVP, "A new basal hadrosauroid (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda) from the Turonian of New Mexico."
Everyday Life in Postapocalyptic America ellen_datlow 2010
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Amniota is a superset that consists of and contains Mammalia, Dinosauria, etc.
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Hence, Dinosauria and Mammalia are properly nested within the higher-level classification, Amniota.
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