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suborder Ceratosaura

suborder Ceratosaura

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A group of early lizard-hipped dinosaurs that have certain bone features
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : suborden Ceratosaura
  • Paleontologists study fossils from the suborder Ceratosaura to understand dinosaur evolution.

Examples

  • The suborder Ceratosaura includes some of the earliest known saurischian dinosaurs.

  • The suborder Ceratosaura includes several unique dinosaur species.

  • Distinct skeletal features help classify dinosaurs into the suborder Ceratosaura.

  • Did you know that the suborder Ceratosaura had distinct skeletal features?

  • Paleontologists study fossils from the suborder Ceratosaura to understand dinosaur evolution.

  • Distinct skeletal features help classify dinosaurs into the suborder Ceratosaura.

  • The suborder Ceratosaura includes some of the earliest known saurischian dinosaurs.

Surface Forms

suborder Ceratosaura singular
suborders Ceratosaura plural

Morphology

suborder + Ceratosaura

The phrase is compositionally built from the common noun 'suborder' (a taxonomic rank) plus a proper taxonomic name 'Ceratosaura', so a learner who knows 'suborder' can infer this refers to a named subgroup in biological classification. Although the specific content (which dinosaurs belong to Ceratosaura) is specialist knowledge, the NP's structural meaning as a taxonomic subcategory is directly derivable from its constituents.

Etymology

Suborder Ceratosaura comes from Greek parts cerato- meaning 'horn' and -saura meaning 'lizard', so the name paints the image of 'horned lizards'. The word suborder means a group below an 'order', so suborder Ceratosaura refers to a particular group of early saurischian dinosaurs known for those skull features.