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Saurischia

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  • proper noun A taxonomic order within the superorder Dinosauria — a major division of the dinosaurs.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (sauros, "lizard") + ἰσχίον (iskhion, "hip joint").

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Examples

  • #2 In dinosaur identification, there are two names under the dinosaurs 'Order, Saurischia, meaning "lizard-hipped", and Ornithischia, meaning "bird-hipped".

    Braingle 2008

  • #2 In dinosaur identification, there are two names under the dinosaurs 'Order, Saurischia, meaning "lizard-hipped", and Ornithischia, meaning "bird-hipped".

    Braingle 2008

  • The anatomy and taxonomy of Cetiosaurus (Saurischia, Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of England.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • The anatomy and taxonomy of Cetiosaurus (Saurischia, Sauropoda) from the Middle Jurassic of England.

    Obscure dinosaurs of the Kimmeridge Clay Darren Naish 2006

  • “Pleurocoelus” valdensis Lydekker, 1889 (Saurischia, Sauropoda) en el Cretácico Inferior (Barremiense) de la Península Ibérica.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • The basal Saurischia chapter by Langer is an in depth analysis of various likely basal dinosaurs, most of which were very poorly known at the time of the last volume.

    Paul Nelson: Skepticism of the dino bird hypothesis explored - The Panda's Thumb 2007

  • Gauffre FX (1993) The most recent Melanorosauridae (Saurischia, Prosauropoda), Lower Jurassic of Lesotho with remarks on the prosauropod phylogeny.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010

  • Journal of Geology 111: 223-232. von Huene F (1929) Kurze Übersicht über die Saurischia und ihre natürlichen Zusammenhänge.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010

  • Anchisaurus polyzelus (Lower Jurassic, Connecticut, USA; Saurischia: Sauropodomorpha): implications for sauropodomorph systematics.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010

  • Raath (Dinosauria: Saurischia) and the origin of the Sauropoda.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Joseph J. W. Sertich et al. 2010

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