Definition of PTEROSAURIA. Meaning of PTEROSAURIA. Synonyms of PTEROSAURIA

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Definition of PTEROSAURIA

Pterosauria
Ornithosauria Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL. See Ornitho-, and Sauria.] (Paleon.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.
Pterosauria
Pterosauria Pter`o*sau"ri*a, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the pterodactyls; -- called also Pterodactyli}, and Ornithosauria}. Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported by the greatly enlarged outer or `` little' fingers of the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no teeth. See Pteranodontia, and Pterodactyl.

Meaning of PTEROSAURIA from wikipedia

- Pterosaurs are an extinct clade of flying reptiles in the order Pterosauria. They existed during most of the Mesozoic: from the Late Tri****ic to the end...
- A. W. A.; Langston, W. (1996). "Cranial remains of Quetzalcoatlus (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from Late Cretaceous sediments of Big Bend National Park...
- and kamter, meaning "big lizard", referencing the etymology of clade Pterosauria (meaning "winged lizard" in Gr****). The specific name, pateko, combines...
- 2008). "Discovery of a rare arboreal forest-dwelling flying reptile (Pterosauria, Pterodactyloidea) from China". Proceedings of the National Academy of...
- A.; Langston, Wann Jr. (1996). "Cranial remains of Quetzalcoatlus (Pterosauria, Azhdarchidae) from Late Cretaceous sediments of Big Bend National Park...
- This list of largest reptiles takes into consideration both body length and m**** of large reptile species, including average ranges and maximum records...
- under the name Ornithocheirus. In 1964, a Russian-language overview of Pterosauria designated the species Lon****ctes compressirostris, which was identified...
- Crocodylus niloticus). Gauthier referred Aves, all other Dinosauria, all Pterosauria, and a variety of Tri****ic archosaurs, including Lagosuchus and Scleromochlus...
- of archosaurs and proposed phylogenetic definition for this group: "Pterosauria and all ornithodiran archosaurs closer to them than to dinosaurs". Brian...
- (Reptilia, Pterosauria) Tapejara wellnhoferi Kellner, 1989 (Reptilia, Pterosauria) Tupuxuara leonardii Kellner & Campos, 1994 (Reptilia, Pterosauria) Angaturama...