Definitions
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- noun Any member of the
family Phytosauridae or Parasuchidae, a group of largesemi-aquatic predatory archosaurs , resembling moderncrocodiles , that flourished during the LateTriassic period.
Etymologies
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phyto- + -saur
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Examples
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All I found were a few bones fragments and a phytosaur tooth.
At Least I'm Not At Dragon*Con (Part One) greygirlbeast 2008
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Phytosaurs: An ~80cm long phytosaur skull from the Whitaker/
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The skull and lower jaws of a juvenile phytosaur were found in the NMMNH block, currently exposed in left lateral/palatal view on a partially prepared jacket removed from the main block (photo below).
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A new phytosaur (Reptilia: Archosauria) genus from the uppermost Triassic of the western United States and its biochronological significance.
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The North American phytosaur Smilosuchus grew to 12m long.
IOL: News 2008
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