pseudosuchian

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pseudosuchian (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Belonging to the Pseudosuchia.
    • 2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      Janensch considered Elachistosuchus a pseudosuchian archosaur and diagnosed it by small body size, the lack of a specialized body plan, and the presence of a large posttemporal fenestra and an alleged antorbital fenestra.

Noun[edit]

pseudosuchian (plural pseudosuchians)

  1. (zoology) Any member of the Pseudosuchia.