Meanings
adjectivepseudosuchian (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyBelonging 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 ONE, →DOI
nounpseudosuchian (plural pseudosuchians)
plural pseudosuchians
- biologyAny member of the Pseudosuchia.
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