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pseudosuchian

pseudosuchian adjective: belonging to the Pseudosuchia.

Adjective

pseudosuchian (not comparable)

  1. Belonging to the Pseudosuchia.
    • 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.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...

Noun

pseudosuchian (plural pseudosuchians)

  1. Any member of the Pseudosuchia.

Forms of pseudosuchian

pluralpseudosuchians

Questions about pseudosuchian

What does pseudosuchian mean?
Pseudosuchian means belonging to the Pseudosuchia.
What part of speech is pseudosuchian?
Pseudosuchian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near pseudosuchian in the dictionary

  1. pseudostutters
  2. pseudostyle
  3. pseudostyles
  4. pseudosubstrate
  5. pseudosubstrates
  6. pseudosuchian
  7. pseudosuchians
  8. pseudosucker
  9. pseudosuckers
  10. pseudosugar
  11. pseudosugars

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