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order Ictodosauria

order Ictodosauria

9.9
A group of extinct reptiles that lived in late Triassic seas
  • noun
  • Specialized
: orden Ictodosauria
  • The order Ictodosauria is of great interest to paleontologists studying the evolution of marine reptiles.

Examples

  • Fossils of the order Ictodosauria have been discovered in several parts of Europe and North America.

  • Scientists believe that members of the order Ictodosauria played a role in the ecosystem of the late Triassic seas.

  • The order Ictodosauria includes some fascinating extinct reptiles.

  • Did you know about the order Ictodosauria?

  • Fossils of the order Ictodosauria have been discovered in several parts of Europe and North America.

  • Scientists believe that members of the order Ictodosauria played a role in the ecosystem of the late Triassic seas.

  • The order Ictodosauria is of great interest to paleontologists studying the evolution of marine reptiles.

Synonyms

Ictodosauria
vsorder Ictodosauria
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of extinct reptiles from the Late Triassic that have early reptile features

is the specific claim that the group is an order, not merely a suborder

Surface Forms

order Ictodosauria singular
orders Ictodosauria plural

Morphology

order + Ictodosauria

The phrase is compositionally clear: 'order' names the taxonomic rank and 'Ictodosauria' is the taxon label, so the overall meaning is simply the taxonomic group called Ictodosauria. Although the scientific name is specialized and low-frequency, the noun + proper-name pattern is standard and cross-linguistically transparent, so a learner who knows both constituents can understand the meaning.

Etymology

Order Ictodosauria likely comes from old Greek parts, with ict- meaning 'fish' and -sauria meaning 'lizard'. So the name gives the image of a 'fish-like lizard', which helps explain why it refers to extinct sea reptiles.