Rauisuchian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rauisuchian is a noun meaning (paleontology) An extinct reptile of the taxon Rauisuchia, which lived during the Triassic.
Meaning
(paleontology) An extinct reptile of the taxon Rauisuchia, which lived during the Triassic.
Example Sentences
In Triassic times, when rauisuchians lived, the continents were still united in a large, coherent landmass, the supercontinent Pangea.
Word Forms
- rauisuchians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rauisuchid, teratosaurid, rhynchosaur, rhynchosaurid, rebbachisaurid, pachypleurosaur.
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