archosaur
noun
any reptile of the subclass Archosauria, including the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians and characterized by two pairs of openings in the temporal region of the skull.
archosaurian
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a word derived from
archosaur.
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Pseudosuchia is a group of archosaurian reptiles, defined as all species more closely related to crocodiles than to birds.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
"This new evidence offers tantalizing insights into the possible reproductive capabilities of extinct archosaurian relatives of crocodilians, notably the Pterosauria and Dinosauria," the researchers stated.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2023
